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Does Dietary Fat Hurt Our Brains?

The study’s presenting author, Dr. Joshua Thaler, concluded that the research provides a potential target for obesity treatment.
A high-fat diet can cause brain injury, according to a recent study by University of Washington researchers.  Rodents were fed a diet similar in fat content to the typical American diet for up to eight months, and their brains underwent biochemical, imaging and cell sorting analysis. ...