When you think about the health effects of your diet, you may mostly consider physical effects like weight gain. However, it’s important to remember that your diet can play a role in practically every aspect of your health, from your skin to your brain. In fact, according to experts, the ingredients in many processed foods are closely linked to age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and more. For this reason, it’s especially important to be conscious of what you’re eating as you age; eating a healthy diet is an essential part of keeping both your body and brain healthy over 40.
To learn more about the link between processed foods and age-related diseases and discover some of the worst options you should consider cutting out of your diet, we spoke to Robert Iafelice, MS, RDN, Nutrition Expert at SETFORSET and Nancy Mitchell, registered nurse. They told us that foods high in processed sugars–and donuts in particular–should be avoided as much as possible.
