Food And Brain Medicine Summary

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The article “Food as Brain Medicine” was very interesting to read. The idea that increasing my intake on omega 3 fatty acids can improve my learning, memory, and prevent mental disorders sounds like an easy fix. This statement made me curious, if omega 3 is the key to preventing mental disorders, improving learning and memory why isn’t this method being used as an alternative to medication. Junk food may not be the best food for your health, but implying that junk food can give you brain damage is like comparing junk food to drugs. The article “Food and Brain Medicine” contains numerous hypothesis, and hypothesis testing, but the research information is sketchy. The article mentions Gomez-Pinilla analyzed 160 studies about food and its effects
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