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Honest question: is there any evidence that refined sugar has a deleterious effect on brain function? I can find this: [1], but I'm not sure how to interpret i

Honest question: is there any evidence that refined sugar has a deleterious effect on brain function? I can find this: [1], but I'm not sure how to interpret it. Yes, weed and sugar are both addictive, but it is my understanding that the reduction in performance is not due to the addiction itself. [1] http://neuro.hms.harvard.edu/harvard-mahoney-neuroscience-institute/brain-newsletter/and-brain-series/sugar-and-brain http://neuro.hms.harvard.edu/harvard-mahoney-neuroscience-in...

FullMtlAlcoholc 9y ago
While I'm not aware of any study that ties intake of excess sugar to a decline in cognitive function, there was a study that linked diets with a high glycemic index to higher rates of depression, specifically post menopausal as the participants were new mothers: http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/06/24/ajcn.114.103846.abstract?papetoc#aff-1 http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/06/24/ajcn.11...