Eating within 8 hours may help keep the aging brain sharp

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260727012125.htm
5 days ago · Eating within a shorter daily window may help protect certain thinking skills as people age. In a small six-month trial, older women who limited eating to about 8 to 9 hours a day performed better ...

Rutgers Nutrition Study: Diet, Obesity & Brain Aging

https://glowwithnature.com/rutgers-university-nutrition-cognitive-study/
The Rutgers University nutrition cognitive study, officially titled the “Dietary and Metabolic Determinants of Cognitive Aging” (DMDCA) project, began in 2015 and followed a diverse cohort of adults aged 45–70.

Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older ...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/26/restricted-eating-hours-may-reduce-cognitive-decline-in-older-age-researchers-find
5 days ago · Losing weight alone can help slow cognitive decline in older age, said Prof Sue Shapses, a nutritional scientist at Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, but there may be “additional benefits ...

Restricted Eating Windows Aid Cognitive Function

https://neurosciencenews.com/restricted-eating-cognition-aging-31130/
6 days ago · A new study shows time-restricted eating improves spatial planning and executive function in older women.

Study suggests restricted eating hours may improve brain health

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/07/28/restricted-eating-hours-brain-health-study/91076516007/
4 days ago · The study was a six month clinical trial and its findings were presented at NUTRITION 2026, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

Time-restricted eating may help retain cognitive function in ...

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-restricted-retain-cognitive-function-older.pdf
The pilot study, which involved a weight-loss program for older women with overweight or obesity, showed modest cognitive improvements among those who limited their daily eating window instead of ...

A Six-Month Trial Finds Modest Cognitive Test Gains in Older ...

https://www.medicaldaily.com/time-restricted-eating-cognition-older-women-six-month-trial-476509
3 days ago · Sue Shapses, PhD, RD, a professor at Rutgers University and Rutgers-RWJ Medical Center and the study's principal investigator, framed the weight loss itself as the larger effect, saying that "losing weight alone will ward off some of the aging-related cognitive decline." The trial's question was whether the timing of eating adds anything on top of that.