WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Eating foods containing trans fat may cause memory damage, according to a new study published by the American Heart Association.
Doctors asked a group of 690 all-male test subjects to commit 104 different words to memory and recite what they could recall back to researchers. Using information about the subjects' eating habits and lifestyle, researchers determined those who put the least amount of effort into keeping trans fat from their diet remembered an average of 11 fewer words than their healthier counterparts.