A team of researchers in Japan has found that a cognitive decline from a continued habit of eating high-calorie food is due to abnormalities in the synapses, junctions between nerve cells. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/japan/science-health/high-calorie-diet-brain-abnormalities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #food #obesity #brain #aging #alzheimer039s