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Obesity from high-sugar and high-fat foods impairs memory and learning

Oct 4, 2012 by

Essentially, when these foods impair the brain (specifically the hippocampus) they fuel overeating creating a vicious cycle.  This helps confirm previous links between middle-age obesity and the increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias later.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/251031.php