Sweets interfere with normal learning

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The modern world is a sea of various information flows. And not everyone is able to cope with them. Have you noticed that sometimes after a hard day's work something like a porridge of thoughts reigns in your head and you are completely unable to perceive the next portion of information? If you think this is happening too often, review your diet. For example, American scientists suspect that excessive consumption of sugar may contribute to a decrease in the ability to memorize information.

A diet high in fructose can lead to a significant decrease in the ability to learn, remember and reproduce learned skills. But fortunately, taking antioxidants - fatty acids - can neutralize this effect, writes a group of scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles in an article published in the Journal of Physiology.

“Our results show how what you eat affects the way you think. Eating foods high in fructose for a long time affects the brain's ability to learn and remember previously learned information,”said one of the study's authors, Professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla.

In an experiment on rats, the researchers concluded that consuming too much sugar could interfere with insulin's regulation of glucose uptake by cells. This ability of insulin is essential for the normal course of the thought process.

In addition, the abuse of sweets can block the ability of nerve cells to use and store the energy needed for thought processes.

The study authors recommend keeping fructose intake to a minimum and switching to fruits and berries. Dark chocolate without added sweeteners can also be beneficial, the scientists conclude.