Impact of Diet on Learning, Memory and Cognition

• Main Author: Amy Claire Reichelt (auth)
• Other Authors: R. Fred Westbrook (auth), Margaret J. Morris (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Obesity; Famine; Diet; Memory; Fat; Neurodevelopment; Cognition; Behavior; Sugar
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Changes in food composition and availability have contributed to the dramatic increase in obesity over the past 30-40 years in developed and, increasingly, in developing countries. The modern diet now contains many foods that are rich in saturated fat and refined sugar. People who eat excessive amou...