Eating Within 8 Hours May Help Keep the Aging Brain Sharp

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260727012125.htm
3 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 age...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/26/restricted-eating-hours-may-reduce-cognitive-decline-in-older-age-researchers-find
2 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 ...

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/
1 day 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.

Restricted Eating Windows Aid Cognitive Function

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

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
23 hours 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.

Aging: 8 to 9-hour daily eating window may boost brain health

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/time-restricted-eating-linked-to-better-cognitive-function-aging-brain
1 day ago · Older women who limited their daily eating window to 8 to 9 hours showed significant improvements in various aspects of cognitive function in a new study.

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 ...

Could Simply Eating Earlier Help Protect the Aging Brain? Rutgers...

https://www.trialsitenews.com/a/could-simply-eating-earlier-help-protect-the-aging-brain-rutgers-study-offers-intriguingbut-earlyevidence-30405706
3 days ago · A small clinical trial led by Dr. Sue Shapses, professor at Rutgers University and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, suggests that when older adults eat may matter as much as how much they eat. Presented at NUTRITION 2026, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the six-month study found that overweight and obese women who restricted eating to an 8–9 ...

Want to Protect Against Cognitive Decline? A New Study Says to...

https://www.inc.com/lucia-auerbach/protect-against-cognitive-decline-new-study-change-1-eating-habit/91380489
3 days ago · The findings were presented Sunday at Nutrition 2026, the flagship annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Sue Shapses is a professor at Rutgers University and was the study’s ...