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        "msgid": "australian-study-excess-sugar-consumption-hampers-memory-recovery-1779545996",
        "date": "2026-05-20 03:03:22",
        "title": "Australian Study: Excess Sugar Consumption Hampers Memory Recovery",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney found that improving dietary quality can benefit memory, but full recovery is not achieved, particularly with high sugar intake. The study analysed 27 preclinical studies and suggests sugar may limit memory recovery, with effects linked to hippocampal function; the findings were published in Nutritional Neuroscience.",
        "content": "<p>Sydney \u2014 Improving diet quality can boost memory, but high sugar\nconsumption can cause permanent cognitive damage, according to a study\nin Australia. The study, led by researchers at the University of\nTechnology Sydney (UTS) in Australia, examined how changes in dietary\nintake affect memory and brain function, according to a statement from\nUTS released on Monday, 18 May.<\/p>\n<p>The findings, published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience,\nanalysed 27 preclinical studies to investigate whether memory function\ncan recover after switching from unhealthy to healthier dietary intake.\n\u201cOur results show that improving dietary quality does indeed benefit\nmemory. But the improvement is not complete. Even after several weeks of\nhealthy eating, memory does not return to the level seen in animals that\nnever consumed unhealthy food,\u201d said Simone Rehn, the study\u2019s lead\nauthor from UTS.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers found that rodents switching to a healthier diet\nperformed better on memory tasks than rodents that continued consuming\nhigh-fat or high-sugar foods. However, memory recovery depended on the\ncomposition of the diet. Recovery was seen in experiments using high-fat\nintake, but not seen in experiments using high-sugar intake or a\ncombination of high-fat and high-sugar, the researchers stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis suggests that sugar may be a key factor in limiting memory\nrecovery,\u201d said Rehn. She added that the memory tasks analysed reflect\nhippocampal function, an area of the brain essential for learning and\nmemory, as well as functions involved in appetite regulation and food\nintake.<\/p>\n<p>The study did not find consistent improvements in anxiety, activity\nlevels, or motivation towards food, indicating that the effects are\nspecific to memory.<\/p>",
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