A new study in rats has found that eating typical Western junk food while the brain is developing could cause memory issues. The study, published in the Brain, Behaviour and Immunity journal, found that consuming an unhealthy diet in early life disrupts memory. Junk food and memory issues Researchers at the University of California gave one group of young rodents, which were all between 26 and 56 days old, foods high in fat and sugar that represent a Western diet. This included Ruffles potato chips, Reese’s peanut butter cups and high-fructose corn syrup. They gave another group a standard hea…