The Western diet puzzle: connecting metabolic dysfunction to cognitive and neurological consequences

• Main Authors: Ibeh, Stanley, Babale, Ismail, Nwaiwu, Judith, Reslan, Mohammad, Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Goli, Mona, Mechref, Yehia, Kobeissy, Firas
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/112955/1/112955_The%20Western%20diet%20puzzle.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/112955/; https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-2681-3_21

There has been a significant rise in the consumption of Western diet (WD), which are diets composed of high levels of processed sugar and saturated fat. This unhealthy eating habit has been linked to the development of several chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome,...