Junk Food ‘Brainwashes’ You so You’re Wired to Eat More

Did you know this food component rewires the brain, changes how you think and negatively affects memory and learning?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• If you're like most people, you are consuming an unhealthy amount of sugar on a regular basis hidden in processed food, added by the teaspoon to coffee and tea, or used to sweeten candy, cakes and beverages

• Researchers found participants who ate high-fat, high-sugar snacks experienced changes in neural encoded responses so they no longer…