Western Diet Consumption During Development: Setting the Stage for Neurocognitive Dysfunction.

ABSTRACT: The dietary pattern in industrialized countries has changed substantially over the past century due to technological advances in agriculture, food processing, storage, marketing, and distribution practices. The availability of highly palatable, calorically dense foods that are shelf-stable has facilitated a food environment where overconsumption of foods that have a high percentage of calories derived from fat (particularly saturated fat) and sugar is extremely common in modern Westernized societies. In addition to being a predictor of obesity and metabolic dysfunction, consumption of a Western diet (WD) is related to poorer cognitive performance across the lifespan. In particular, WD consumption during critical early life stages of development has negative consequences on various cognitiv

SUBMITTER: Tsan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902933 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature