понеділок, 6 листопада 2017 р.

Western diet makes us fatter and dumber

Scientists from the University of Western Australia have found that eating burgers and fries makes people not only fat, but also stupid. It's all about the negative impact on brain development in saturated fat and simple carbohydrates.


 Western diet makes us fatter and dumber  Western diet


Australian researchers found that following the so-called western diet   in 14-year-olds leads to the fact that the level cognitive Development   they much inferior to their peers, choose another diet. And here if a person is present in the menu, plenty of fruits and leafy green vegetables, it is on the contrary, accelerate the cognitive development of the brain. In this way, the first time scientists have shown that a diet with lots of fatty and fried products not only makes people fatter, but also stupid.


 Western diet makes us fatter and dumber  Western diet


For volunteers from the first group monitored for three years. They were all big fans Western diet Which popularized in society through a variety of fast food establishments. This diet consists of fried red and processed meats, soft drinks, French fries, all kinds of sandwiches and burgers as well as vegetables, which are also subjected to frying. This diet widespread in Western countries, but in recent years it has become extremely popular in Russia.


 Western diet makes us fatter and dumber  Western diet


It was found that if teens regularly lean on fried and fatty foods, it starts to have a negative impact on such characteristics cognitive development brain, the reaction rate, visual attention, learning and memory. According to the authors, this is due to a large amount of omega-6 in fried foods and red meat.


Most useful if the human body is the relationship Omega-3 and Omega-6 at one to one. But fans of the western diet this ratio amounts to 1 to 20 and even 1 to 25. In addition, the absorption of large the amount of saturated fat and simple carbohydrates is bad for the functioning of the hippocampus - the brain that is directly related to the process learning and memory. Its volume increases during adolescence. (READ CONT)



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