Urgent warning as popular diet could be causing long-lasting brain damage [Video]

The famous saying goes, “you are what you eat” and now research has shown that what many of us are eating could be damaging to our brains. A study, by scientists in California, has revealed that a typical Western diet could lead to long-lasting memory problems, especially if consumed from a young age.

More specifically, the research carried out on rats found that the brain can be damaged by eating high fat, high-sugar junk food.

Our brains are also more vulnerable to the effects during childhood, they said.

As reported by Medical News Today, the team investigated the effect of such foods on levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), which is important for memory, including learning, arousal, and attention.

Low levels of ACh have been linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia in the UK.

As part of the research, juvenile and adolescent rats were fed an assortment of foods.

These included foods high …