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"  A spoon full of sugar might help the medicine go down, but it can also reduce brain function. New research links a diet high in fructose to a slower brain, ultimately showing that sugar can lessen cognitive ability. According to CBS Money Watch, eating a diet high in sugar for a mere six weeks can actually make a person dumber. UCLA biology professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla explained, &amp;quot;Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think.&amp;quot; Other research has linked fructose to harming the body by causing physical problems such as diabetes and obesity, but this study is the first to demonstrate that sugar can also harm the brain.  More From Delish: 8 Health Foods with Superpowers Fructose is typically ingested when people consume cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. The latter is most commonly found in processed foods such as sodas and other packaged goods. Americans eat a whopping 47 pounds of cane sugar per person each year, and 35 pounds of high fructose corn syrup per person. More From Delish: 7 of the Healthiest Foods You Should Be Eating But Aren&amp;#039;t The study was first run with rats that were trained to go through a maze while eating a normal diet. After their training, some rodents started a high-fructose diet. After just six weeks, the rats on the high-fructose diet were much slower when attempting to complete the maze. However, rats that were also on the high-fructose diet but were given a supplement of omega-3 fatty acids (typically found in foods like salmon and flaxseeds) ran the maze normally. Do you eat a diet that&amp;#039;s high in sugar? Will this new information affect your eating habits? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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