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Here’s a reason to avoid very surgary foods…

Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats’ memories.

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) fed two groups of rats a solution containing high-fructose corn syrup — a common ingredient in processed foods — as drinking water for six weeks.

via Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn – Yahoo! News.

In the end, it’s best to eat unprocessed foods, as stuff like this is not uncommon with the more processed, surgary and fatty foods.  As always click the link above to read the entire aritcle.

Also there’s a study that gives more information on this.

Click here to read the study.

All I can say is ‘Wow’ this is a very unhealthy diet…

Brides-to-be looking to shed that final 10, 15 or 20 pounds in order to fit into their dream wedding gown have taken a controversial approach to crash dieting that involves inserting a feeding tube into their noses for up to 10 days for a quick fix to rapid weight loss.The K-E diet, which boasts promises of shedding 20 pounds in 10 days, is an increasingly popular alternative to ordinary calorie-counting programs. The program has dieters inserting a feeding tube into their nose that runs to the stomach. Theyre fed a constant slow drip of protein and fat, mixed with water, which contains zero carbohydrates and totals 800 calories a day. Body fat is burned off through a process called ketosis, which leaves muscle intact, Dr. Oliver Di Pietro of Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., said.

via The K-E Diet: Brides-to-Be Using Feeding Tubes to Rapidly Shed Pounds – Yahoo!.

Essentially they’re making themselves sick so that they lose lots of weight fast, but when they do start eating normally again, the weight will just come right back.