How a Child’s Junk-Food Diet Rewires the Brain
How a Child’s Junk-Food Diet Rewires the Brain
A new study says the ultra-processed food kids love permanently alters the brain’s ability to control appetite. But there’s also a healthy gut response—literally.
BY KEVIN HAYNES, NEWS WRITER
A childhood junk-food diet can have a lifelong effect on how the brain regulates appetite, even if a healthier, more nutritious menu is adopted as an adult, according to a new study from University Cork College in........
