7. Trans Fats
Trans fats damage the brain since they slow it down. They are also a significant contributor to heart disease and obesity and are the leading cause of high cholesterol. They also impact your reflexes, not to mention an elevated chance of stroke.
Trans fats found naturally in animal products such as meat and dairy are not a significant health risk. However, industrial-generated trans fats, commonly known as hydrogenated vegetable oils, are a problem.
Trans fats, when consumed for too long, may affect your brain differently. They can produce a type of cerebrovascular constriction comparable to the shrinking caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
The brain shrinks due to trans fats gradually damaging the arteries. You can lower your risk of stroke by limiting your trans fat consumption.
Artificial trans fats are mainly found in foods such as margarine, icing, snack, ready-made cakes, and prepackaged cookies.
Switching to butter, lard, and tallow, which are very low in trans fats, is one alternative for replacing trans fats.
8. Fast food
High quantities of saturated fat in fatty burgers and fries make it more challenging to combat plaque-causing Alzheimer’s disease. Eating a lot of greasy fast food might cause your pancreas to create more insulin which has a frightening relationship to dementia.
Furthermore, the salt content of a typical fast-food meal might produce brain fog and high blood pressure.
High blood pressure can:
- Restrict blood flow to the brain
- Increases the risk of stroke
- Impair attention, organizational abilities, and memory
According to research conducted at RMIT University in Australia, people who ate a lot of fast food fared worse on simple memory tasks.
Fast food and other junk foods have been linked to impaired memory speed, flexibility, neuroplasticity, and prospective memory (ability to recall what you intended to do). Neuroplasticity is the process by which our brains encode our experiences as memories.
It’s best to consume fresh fruits and veggies with inflammation-fighting antioxidants, including polyphenols and vitamin E.