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Published online 26 October 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041025-11
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High-fat diet is bad for the brain
Animal studies show that fatty food causes cognitive decline.
When the star of the movie Super Size Me ate only McDonald's for a month, his physical health went down the tube. Now researchers have warned that such diets could hit mental abilities too.
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