This Kind of Food Shrinks Your Brain

Eating highly processed fast food is associated with brain shrinkage and neurodegeneration that impairs cognitive function.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• People today are consuming about 650 kilocalories more daily than they were in the 1970s, an amount equivalent to a fast-food meal consisting of a burger, fries and soft drink

• Poor diet and lack of activity may lead to “normal” but elevated blood glucose levels, even in people without Type 2 diabetes, contributing to neurodegenerative pr…