Is soda bad for your brain? (and is diet soda worse?)

(Boston University) New research suggests that excess sugar -- especially the fructose in sugary drinks -- might damage your brain. Researchers at Boston University found that people who drink sugary beverages frequently are more likely to have poorer memory, smaller overall brain volume, and a significantly smaller hippocampus. A follow-up study found that people who drank diet soda daily were almost three times as likely to develop stroke and dementia when compared to those who did not.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2pI2lS9