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Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages during adolescence impairs memory, animal study suggests

July 30, 2014 by

Daily consumption of beverages sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose can impair the ability to learn and remember information, particularly when consumption occurs during adolescence, a study done in rats suggests.

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