Fascinating research has been done to study the effect of high fat diets on the inflammation of the brain of males and females. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on male and female mice discovered that the brains of male rats were negatively affected by eating a diet high in fats (dairy and meat) while the same diet showed no significant impact on the brains of female rats. Researchers believe that the estrogen in female brains helps to protect the brain, and ultimately the body and health, of female rats.
If the results of the study can be applied to human beings, than eating take out food, pizza and a soda may be more harmful for sons than daughters. CLICK HERE to read the article!
A New York Times article published this month, How Much Food Do Teenagers Eat?, cites not-so surprising statistics about how much junk food teenagers eat. If you are the parent of a teenager than you know that junk food is considered a food group by your son/daughter! According to researchers, the average teenager consumes about 17% of their daily calories from junk food. As a comparison, children ages 2 to 11 consume only 9% of their calories from junk food. Final fact - The results applied to both boys and girls equally!!
