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High-fat diet’s negative effect on memory may fade

Rat studies show long-term recovery of spatial skills

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CHEESEBURGER HAZE  A high-fat diet can impair memory in the short-term, but rats kept on the diet for a year recovered their ability to remember.

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By Susan Gaidos

- More than 2 years ago

CHICAGO — Eating a high-fat diet as a youngster can affect learning and memory during adulthood, studies have shown.