For more extended periods, you'll be more awake.
Brain fog can strike at any time, whether you've been looking at a computer screen all day, are recovering from a cold, or are trying to start the car but can't remember where you placed your keys. We don't always feel like ourselves, and we can't put our finger on it, but something about how we think is off. Our minds are sluggish, not keen, and even hazy.
Fortunately, brain fog typically clears up, so the discomfort is just transitory. However, there are ways to aggravate your brain fog and measures to prevent it. According to Amy Shapiro, MS, RD, consuming sugary beverages is a drinking habit if you want to keep your mind sharp.
"These drinks saturate the body with sugar, artificial colors, preservatives, and, in some cases, caffeine," Shapiro explains.
According to Shapiro, sugary drinks initially give you a feeling of alertness. However, they swiftly lead to brain fog, increased sugar cravings, rage, and exhaustion. These sugary drinks can cause inflammation in both the body and the brain in the long run and not keep your mind sharp. This can eventually lead to Alzheimer's disease, dementia, stroke, and heart disease, among other issues.
"These drinks have little nutritional value and are the source of many chronic disorders," Shapiro argues. "To enhance health and increased memory, most health professionals would advocate eliminating all sugary beverages from your diet."
According to a study published in the journal Stroke, a higher current and cumulative intake of artificially sweetened soft drinks were linked to a higher risk of ischemic stroke, all-cause dementia, and Alzheimer's disease dementia.
The researchers looked at 2,888 people over the age of 45 who had an incident stroke and 1,484 people over 60 who had incident dementia. At cohort examinations, beverage intake was determined using a food-frequency questionnaire, which included health and social well-being questions and a physical exam or tests. By averaging across trials, the researchers could generate current and cumulative consumption. The surveillance lasted ten years. There were 97 incidents of incident stroke (82 of which were ischemic) and 81 cases of incident dementia (63 of which were consistent with Alzheimer's disease).
More research published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that artificially sweetened beverages are linked to an increased risk of stroke and dementia.
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)
affect brain waves in different patterns and affect the rats' brain energy
function by inhibiting serum and brain creatinine kinase, according to a study
published in Cureus. They also change electrolytes, chemicals that have a natural
positive or negative electrical charge when dissolved in water, by boosting
calcium and sodium and lowering copper, iron, zinc, and potassium. SSB
consumption throughout pregnancy and childhood may harm a child's cognitive
development.