High-fat food linked with brain chemical changes, withdrawal symptoms

High-fat food linked with brain chemical changes, withdrawal symptoms.

Eating junk food can actually change the brain, spurring symptoms of anxiety and depression if you stop consuming it, according to a new study in mice. Researchers from the University of Montreal found that mice fed diets high in sugar and fat had different chemical activity in their brains and exhibited more signs of withdrawal if they stopped eating it, compared with those fed more healthy foods.