We already know our crippling cheese addiction was contributing to growing brie belly but now we'll have to add diminished brain function to the list of side effects as well.
Researchers in Australia believe they've found a link between diets high in sugar and fat and a decline in cognitive abilities. After placing rats on a steady diet of McRibs and milkshakes—or whatever the lab study equivalent might be—they noticed that within just six days the critters suffered from impaired memory.
"Poor diet was associated with a cognitive decline that happened very quickly," lead researcher Margaret Morris told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "We were surprised at how fast it was." The scientists noticed inflammation in the hippocampus, the section of the brain related to memory formation and storage. Within six days, the animals "performed less well on a spatial memory task," which indicated that the inflammation was "probably highly relevant for the cognitive decline," according to Morris. This doesn't bold well for the once-a-week cheesesteak diet.
Similar effects have been observed in humans including a loss of executive function, including delayed reaction time, after just five days of eating junky foods.
This could have serious implications, especially as humans age and other factors contribute to memory loss and general cognitive decline.
Further studies are needed to determine if improving one's diet to a so-called "optimal diet" can result in memory improvements. That's if you can manage to quitting your french fry diet at all.
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I wondered what they meant by "brie belly" as I love a bit brie and camembert, also blue vein, so I googled it, but found only a disgusting reference to it which I've already forgotten.
@purple_haize wrote:Thanks for all that Cat, will look it all up.........anything to give OH and me more energy.
I have thinking about what my mother and grandmother use to cook and it is basically what you are having and there wasnt the sickness that is around today.
Some of the diseases that are here today, were never heard of back in the 50's.
So yeah, thanks heaps for that and I will google the recipes..
Yes, people were healthier back then .. before the low fat fad!
Now obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and inflammatory diseases are skyrocketing. 😞
OH, does most of the cooking and he always cooks from scratch, so that wont be a problem........we have chooks so have plenty of eggs and OH loves his eggs.
What you have written seems pretty straight forward, so will give it a go...........I can do without icecream, and we can always make our own as you do.
Thankyou so much!!
It's a plot, there are memory-altering drugs in fast food that are designed to make you forget how **bleep**py it tastes, how much it costs and how much harm it is doing you. So you just line up again like a good sheep and buy some more.
You and me both bluecat....i doubt they'd miss me though, I only ever bought the occasional latte from them.
