Eating a burger and fries each day can RAISE your risk of Alzheimer’s

Eating a burger and fries or two sausages a day may raise your risk of suffering from Alzheimer’s, scientists behind a major study have found.

Brazilian researchers who monitored 10,000 people for ten years found those who got a quarter of their calories from processed foods — also including soft drinks and nuggets — had a 28 percent greater cognitive decline than those who had less.

They called on people to cook for themselves more and consume non-processed foods such as grains, vegetables and fish more regularly. About 58 percent of the average American diet is processed food, while in Canada it is as high as 48 percent studies suggest.

High sugar, salt and fat content in the processed foods was behind the more rapid cognitive decline because it raised inflammation, experts said….