The effect of high fat, high sugar, and combined high fat-high sugar diets on spatial learning and memory in rodents: a meta-analysis

From the Diet and Cognition Library

Available with CNP Library Membership

Join the CNP Research Library to unlock this summary and 3,000+ others across five population libraries.

View membership plans

Related Studies

Food for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion

Hoping to better understand the cognitive–emotional processes associated with overconsumption of food, this 2017 article looks at recent research linking dietary fat intake and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid imbalance with inflammation in developing, adult, and aged brains. Diet and stress exposure during early life can affect cognitive function throughout life, which indicates the high potential […]

The effects of dark chocolate on cognitive performance during cognitively demanding tasks: A randomized, single-blinded, crossover, dose-comparison study

This study by Sasaki et al. (2024) investigated whether consuming dark chocolate rich in polyphenols could help sustain cognitive performance during challenging tasks. In this randomized, crossover, single-blinded, dose-comparison study, 18 middle-aged adults consumed chocolate that contained either a high concentration or a low concentration of cacao polyphenols. Then they completed a cognitive task involving […]