Diets Heavy In Fructose Damage Genes Related To Memory And Metabolism, Says Study - Forbes - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 27 Apr 16The study is the first to examine all of the gene networks affected by fructose that result in changes to brain function and metabolism-more than 20,000 genes in total. Although the study was conducted using rats, the researchers report that the majority of the sequenced genes are comparable to those in humans, including more than 200 genes in the hippocampus, a brain area crucial to memory, and 700 in the hypothalamus, the seat of the brain's metabolic control center.