If I learned anything in college, it was how to study. A long night before a final involved a steady dose of Xbox breaks, deep conversations with roommates, and probably a couple of gallons of Dr. Pepper. And I guess a few notes as well, maybe a book or two. Yeah, let’s go with that. Perhaps not the most efficient techniques, but they worked for me.
Somehow, with those study habits, I made it through without too many scratches, but I couldn’t tell you how. And now, research from Dr. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla’s lab at UCLA suggests that my diet may have been just as important as anything else. This study, published in the Journal of Physiology, describes how a steady diet high in fructose can impair normal learning and memory in rats.
I hate running. It hurts. It’s boring. It’s time I could be catching up with my Netflix queue. Still, somehow, with the help of funky beats from these two morons, I’m able to occasionally motivate myself to suffer through it. It does help to shed a few pounds after all. Still doesn’t mean I enjoy it.
