JUNK FOOD: AFFECTING WEIGHT, BEHAVIOR
& LEARNING ABILITY!

A new study shows that diets high in processed foods not only result in weight issues, but they increase behavior problems and learning difficulties. Junk food prohibits the brain from working properly, leading to underachievement and a host of disorders.

Junk food not only lacks the vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids that boost brain power but actually reduce the body's uptake of vital nutrients that help improve concentration. Research published in the American Journal Pediatrics indicates that many who are given medication for Attention Deficiency Disorder could actually be better off by simply improving their diet.

The study showed that giving children essential fats, found in fish and nuts, improves brainpower. Their ability to learn increased and their behavior dramatically improved by supplementing their diets this way. Startling results in those who were underachieving and those who were disruptive were recorded after only three months.

"Food affects behavior,” said Lead Researcher, Dr. Alexandra Richardson of Oxford University's Physiology Department. “To ignore the role of nutrition is indefensible. If you pay attention to diet you can really improve behavior and learning.”

The study showed that unhealthy dietary fats can actually displace the healthy fats in the brain. Known as trans-fats, they are mostly found in processed foods like cakes and cookies. Teenagers get a majority of their calories from these bad fats, and nutritionists worry that such poor diets could permanently damage brain development.