Fatty Foods Affect Memory and Exercise Performance

Death Metal writes "Eating fatty food appears to take an almost immediate toll on both short-term memory and exercise performance, according to new research on rats and people. Other studies have suggested that that long-term consumption of a high-fat diet is associated with weight gain, heart disease and declines in cognitive function. But the new research shows how indulging in fatty foods over the course of a few days can affect the brain and body long before the extra pounds show up."

I just had a Mars bar and I want to say...

[Anonymous Coward]

... erm, i forgot.

Must be early onset alzheimers

What's worse

[hansraj]

On top of all that fatty food leaves you feeling bloated.

That is why for my short-term memory loss and performance hit in physical activities I prefer marijuana.

Hmmm

[Anonymous Coward]

Hmmm, what was I going to say? Oh well, back to eating.

Re:Captain Obvious

[Thanshin]

Eating unhealthy foods causes health problems. News at 11. Try the new octo cheese burger while you're waiting.

The news actually are a cleverly disguised "Fat people are dumb".

Re:Captain Obvious

[St.Creed]

Too clever for me. I think I'll have to cut down on the fat...

Re:n/a

[Anoraknid the Sartor]

.. all the participants were rats.

Make what you will of how that applies to Americans...

(Although applying the results of animal studies to humans is always best done with caution.)

Re:more high carb propoganda

[Anne Thwacks]

I was 250kg, then I took up alligator wrestling as a hobby.

Now I have lost an arm and a leg, and my weight has fallen drastically ...

I had always been told about cannabis' effects

[Provocateur]

on (takes long drag) ... on...what was that again? Fatty foods, right, right...

Re:High-fat, but no carbs

[machine321]

We knew about the affects of a high-protein diet LONG before Atkins.

Perhaps, but my wife still won't fall for it.

Fatty foods make you more stupid?

[L4t3r4lu5]

I already knew that there was a link between consuming high quantities of fatty foods and prevalence of low intelligence, but I thought that was because the kind of lard-arsed troglodyte who shovels burgers, fries, and extra large pizzas down their excessively jowled chins do so in front of the television.

Re:What's worse

[Anonymous Coward]

It's the fatty foods, not the marijuana that leads to the memory problems!

I'm just sayin'... ;)