As some foods have a positive effect on the brain, there are also things that we use in our daily diet that don’t help at all or are even bad for our brain. Such foods are:

Sugary drinks — sodas, fruit juice, sports and energy drinks, etc.
Refined carbs — these include ingredients that are high in sugar and are made of processed grains like white flour. The foods you should avoid are white bread, pastries, desserts, cereals, crackers, etc.
Products with high trans fats — this type of unsaturated fat can be found in processed vegetable oils, margarine, snacks, prepackaged food (e.g. cookies, cakes), etc.
Highly processed food — these can be sweets, chips, instant and ready-made meals, and sauces since these are all high in sugar, salt, and fat.
Aspartame — this is an artificial sweetener that people who are trying to cut back on sugar usually use.
Fish that contains mercury — although fish can be good brain food because of all the nutrients it has (omega-3s, vitamin B12, zinc, magnesium, iron), you should be careful about what fish you are eating. Some seafood, like shark or swordfish, is considered to be high in mercury.

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