Study Finds That Sugar Compromises Brain Development in Children
A recent study conducted by a faculty member from the University of Georgia, in partnership with a team of researchers from the University of Southern California, has found that the daily consumption of beverages sweetened with sugar during adolescence damages performance on a memory and learning task during adulthood. The group of researchers demonstrated that changes in the bacteria found in the gut could be the key to the memory impairment caused by sugar. High-sugar diets have also been associated with health effects such as heart disease and obesity as well as impaired memory function. The research, published in “Translational…
