High-fat diet alters behavior and produces signs of brain inflammation

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/e-hda032615.php

Public Release: 26-Mar-2015
Reports new study in Biological Psychiatry

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High-fat diets have long been known to increase the risk for medical problems, including heart disease and stroke, but there is growing concern that diets high in fat might also increase the risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

A new study published in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry raises the possibility that a high-fat diet produces changes in health and behavior, in part, by changing the mix of bacteria in the gut, also known as the gut microbiome.

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