Does High Fructose Corn Syrup Impede Learning?

A recent study suggests that certain types of added sugar may in fact impeded learning and memory.

“Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think,” said Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a professor of integrative biology and physiology in the UCLA College of Letters and Science. “Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters your brain’s ability to learn and remember information. But adding omega-3 fatty acids to your meals can help minimize the damage.”

This conclusion was reach on rat studies and has not been found for humans as far as I know.   High fructose corn syrup shows up on the list of ingredients of many processed foods, soft drinks and other consumables. According to the research, the average American consumes 35 pounds of it per year!