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Sweets impair children’s memory
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The reason for the memory impairment was the increased number of bacteria Parabacteroides in the intestine.
American researchers have reported negative effects of sugar on memory in children. Experiment Results informs Science Daily portal.
The laboratory mice were divided into two groups, one of which was regularly given a sweet drink. The study revealed a dysfunction in the hippocampus, a region of the brain responsible for memory.
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The reason was the increased number of bacteria Parabacteroides in the intestine. After introducing them into the body of mice that do not consume sugar, their memory also deteriorated.
The authors of the study are confident that the results of the work are applicable to humans. In the future, they intend to continue experiments to better identify the pathways by which signaling from the gut to the brain works.
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