Foods high in sugar
Added sugar in foods with high sugar content can easily cause insulin resistance, oxidative stress and neuritis. This inhibits the flexibility of nerve joints, affecting the function and transmission of signals in nerve joints. Therefore, eating too many foods with high sugar content can lead to memory loss.
Control your added sugar intake of 50 grams per day, and it is best to control it around 25 grams.
Salty foods
Consuming too much sodium can impair the function of nerve cells. This accelerates the process of brain decline and affects cognition and sleep.
In addition to using less salt when cooking, try to choose foods with sodium content below 400 mg in the ingredient list.
Foods such as sauces, pickles, salted cabbage with ham and bacon have a high salt content, so you should eat less.
Foods containing saturated fat
Consuming saturated fat and trans fats is associated with cognitive decline and dementia.
In terms of mechanism, it may be because both fatty acids have inflammatory effects and the brain is vulnerable to inflammation. Because both can increase total cholesterol, affect blood vessel health, cause thinking loss, memory loss...
Foods rich in saturated fat acid mainly include fatty meat, avocado...; foods containing trans fats mainly include cakes, chocolate...
Alcohol
Acetaldehyde, produced by the metabolism of alcohol, is a neurotoxin and can cause brain damage. Alcohol also affects the absorption of vitamin B1 and also affects the nervous system. Therefore, drinking too much alcohol can lead to reduced attention and memory loss.
Fish has a high mercury content
The mercury in fish is mainly methylmercury, a powerful neurotoxin that can damage the brain and nervous system, so avoid eating fish with high mercury content.
Pregnant women and children should especially avoid eating this food because the brain and nervous system of the fetus and infants are more sensitive to mercury methylation.
