Eating Sugar Does Something Strange to Your Memory, and It Lasts Long After You Change Your Diet

Summary: Eating too much sugar doesn't just add weight; it permanently hurts your brain. A new study shows that high-sugar diets damage the hippocampus, which is the part of the brain that controls your memory and tells you when you are full. While switching to a healthy diet helps a little bit, your brain never fully recovers. Eating salads today won't completely undo the damage from years of eating sugary junk food. To protect your memory, you need to cut back on sugar right now.

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