Junk Food Harms Your Brain : Not much! Eating junk food for just 4 days continuously can have a terrible effect on the brain, study claims

Junk Food Impact on Person Memory : Are you also among those people who prefer junk food for pre-weekend and post-weekend celebrations? 

If so, then this news is for you! If you consume these fatty foods regularly for even four days, then be cautious because by doing this you are not only harming your body but also your brain. 

Studies show that this increases the risk of cognitive dysfunction (negative impact on the ability to think and understand) and gradually memory starts weakening.

Fatty junk food attacks the brain.

Research by the University of North Carolina (UNC) in the US shows that fatty junk food attacks the brain much before it makes you gain weight or becomes diabetic. This means that its regular consumption has a negative impact on the ability to think and understand.

Obesity can weaken memory.

These results warn and tell us that we should attack the factors that weaken obesity and memory. The first name that comes to mind is Western-style junk food.

Neuron magazine told this special thing

Findings published in the journal Neuron showed that a specific group of brain cells in the hippocampus - called CCK interneurons - become more active after eating a high fat diet (HFD). The activation of CCK interneurons is due to the weakening of the brain's ability to intake glucose.

Affects memory processing methods

Juan Song, principal investigator and professor of pharmacology at UNC School of Medicine, said that this hyperactivity disrupts the way the hippocampus processes memory. 

This hyperactivity continues even after a few days of taking a high fat diet (HFD). This discovery also revealed that a protein called PKM2 plays an important role in increasing this problem. Actually, this protein controls the use of energy by brain cells.

"We knew that diet and metabolism can affect brain health, but we did not expect to find CCK interneurons (a specific and vulnerable group of brain cells) in the hippocampus," said Song , a member of the UNC Neuroscience Center 
. 

"What surprised us was that these cells rapidly changed their activity after glucose deprivation, and this change was enough to cause memory impairment," Song added.

The team conducted this test on mice

. They were put on a high-fat diet, such as fatty junk food. Within four days of eating the high-fat diet, results showed that CCK interneurons in the brain's memory center became abnormally active. The research also shows that restoring glucose levels in the brain actually calmed down the overactive neurons and cured the mice's memory problems.

The study showed

that dietary changes and certain medications may be helpful in preventing obesity-related neurodegeneration and maintaining brain health. Notably, the researchers found that intermittent fasting followed by a high-fat diet may also be beneficial. It normalizes CCK interneurons and improves memory.

Disclaimer: The information given here is based on home remedies and general information. Take medical advice before adopting it.