The Shocking Truth: How Junk Food Rewires Your Brain

A new study has shown that an excess of so-called junk food can lead to permanent brain damage. This mainly refers to high-fat and high-sugar dishes.

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Doctors, scientists, and dietitians have always repeated that fast food, highly processed foods, sweets, and instant products are very unhealthy for our body. Junk food increases the risk of many serious diseases, including atherosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension. Consuming such products also leads to obesity and digestive problems.

Junk food permanently damages the brain

The latest research has shown that such food can have a very negative impact on the brain. In the scientific journal “Brain, Behavior, and Immunity,” scientists have just published an article indicating that consuming a “Western diet” impairs memory function by disrupting acetylcholine flow in the hippocampus. This is a part of the limbic system in the brain responsible for memory.