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.
I am realy disgusted at the rulings of VCAT, to go against the majority of the residence in that area. It is criminal and against Australians laws to overide majority votes.
The trouble is that VCAT is made up of many different departements, so who was the one that made the final descission in favour of McDonalds?
Smacks of bribery to me.
If the local Member off Parliament can not stand up for the people he should represent and be counted, regarding this fiasco, then perhaps the local community should tak their plight to the Media to make other people realise how ruthless those big commercial companies are. They are as bad as drug dealers as far as I am concerned.
I never liked McDonalds and never will. I rather make my own Hamburgers or if I have to, because of travelling, I go to Subways and get a salad.
Erica
@lind9650 wrote:I am realy disgusted at the rulings of VCAT, to go against the majority of the residence in that area. It is criminal and against Australians laws to overide majority votes.
The trouble is that VCAT is made up of many different departements, so who was the one that made the final descission in favour of McDonalds?
Smacks of bribery to me.
If the local Member off Parliament can not stand up for the people he should represent and be counted, regarding this fiasco, then perhaps the local community should tak their plight to the Media to make other people realise how ruthless those big commercial companies are. They are as bad as drug dealers as far as I am concerned.
I never liked McDonalds and never will. I rather make my own Hamburgers or if I have to, because of travelling, I go to Subways and get a salad.
Erica
Lind.........it has been in the media, they (Anti McDonalds spokesmen) have even been to the McDonald headquarters in Chicago, USA with a petition of over 100,000 signatures that dont want McDonalds, the local MP has done what he can do, he doesn want it, the council dont want it and the people that live in The Dandenongs/Yarra Ranges dont want it.
It looks really ugly so far, the other little shops, blend in really well, this will stick out like a sore thumb.
@secondhand-wonderland wrote:We all know Maccas is bad food. I dont know if anyone has seen the videos of people who have shown Maccas burgers and fries after being kept for 4 years, they still look edible
Everthing is just so processed and FULL of preservatives.
But I'm skeptical when they use mice as test subjects and relate the findings to humans.
