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Could eating junk food cause you to have loss of memory and a hard time comprehending things ?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Although eating : junk food is not good for your health, I have not seen any studies that report a decline in memory or comprehension. Meet with a psychologist &/or neurologist to assess why you are noticing these changes.

Answered 6/22/2014

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