Students need to be up for the utmost twelve hours to cope with the lessons they have in school. Mothers need to be very attentive to what the family needs for the whole day I believe. Due to these things, we need to keep up quick and it affects our diet.
With the type of living most of us have, we tend to rely on quick serving foods as well, never putting in mind how it would affect us and our health in general. Most of the quick serving foods are the most convenient and most among the most delicious foods we'd ever tasted. However, we may not feel it now but as we age we might encounter the difference and feel it's effect towards our health, mainly with our cognitive and intellectual functions. The foods that we take will greatly affect our nervous system one way or another. Through thorough research, this article will dish out foods that are bad or even worse for our brains.
First, on our list are beef and butter. These are foods containing high saturated fat Studies would show its relevant effect on cognition, memory, and intelligence. A clinical study on rats showed that rats fed with high-fat diets demonstrate cognitive impairment although the mechanism would be dependent on the bulk of the brain membrane composition changes. Another clinical study presented would reveal that a diet high in saturated fats has a great association with cognitive decline among older persons. The high intake of saturated fats had not only affected in a way the cognitive functions but is a known precursor of abnormalities in brain functions such as Dementia. One study in 2008 revealed the association and risk of dementia in participants who have a higher intake of saturated fats rather than those who had fish consumption.
Secondly, fried foods and popcorn. High trans fat diet increases the risk of hardening of the blood vessels which will prompt a sluggish flow of blood that can alter metabolism and decrease system activity. In order to keep our neurologic system healthy, we might as well prevent from excessive consumption of these foods.
