Neurologist Warns Packaged Foods Can Raise Dementia, Stroke Risk as Sugar Spikes Cloud Focus
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Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 11
Neurologist Warns Packaged Foods Can Raise Dementia, Stroke Risk as Sugar Spikes Cloud Focus
3 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · Aug 11
Summary
Dr Mahesh Jadhav said regular packaged-food consumption can impair brain health, mental performance and emotional well-being, affecting focus, memory and clear thinking.
Highly processed foods are often high in calories, sugar, sodium and unhealthy fats but low in essential nutrients, he said, leaving the brain undernourished and triggering blood-sugar swings.
Those swings can leave people tired, irritable and confused, with warning signs including poor concentration, low energy, moodiness, stress and anxiety despite adequate sleep.
Over time, he said, the same diet can drive obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, damaging blood vessels that supply the brain and raising stroke and dementia risk.
Jadhav urged diets richer in fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains and fish, alongside water, exercise, sleep and stress control.