Abstract Changes in food composition and availability have contributed to the dramatic
increase in obesity over the past 30–40 years in developed and, increasingly, in developing …

Intake of saturated fats and simple carbohydrates, two of the primary components of a
modern Western diet, is linked with the development of obesity and Alzheimer's Disease …

Postprandial glucose, together with related hyperinsulinemia and lipidaemia, has been
implicated in the development of chronic metabolic diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes …

Animal work over the last three decades has generated a convincing body of evidence that a
Western diet–one high in saturated fat and refined carbohydrates (HFS diet)–can damage …

Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease are linked with intake of a Western diet,
characterized by high levels of saturated fats and simple carbohydrates. In rats, these dietary …

Background Reliable tables of glycemic indexes (GIs) and glycemic loads (GLs) are critical
to research examining the relationship between glycemic qualities of carbohydrate in foods …

Male rats received normal chow or high-fat diets rich in dextrose (HFD) or sucrose (HFS).
Half of the rats received 90-day unrestricted access to their diet prior to training, whereas the …

There is an increasing body of research investigating whether abnormal glucose tolerance
is associated with cognitive impairments, the evidence from which is equivocal. A systematic …

Background: Sugar is widely consumed in Malaysia, and the excessive intake of sugar has
been associated with cognitive functions. However, the association between sugar intake …

Extensive literature has addressed the acute cognitive effects of breaking a fast. Recent
reviews in this line of work have synthesized available research on the cognitive …