Nutritional research with rats suggests that:
A) when you eat is more important than what you eat.
B) eating a high-fat, non-nutritious diet can lead to poor cognitive performance.
C) caloric restriction improves cognitive performance for short periods.
D) diet has long-term, but not short-term effects on cognition and memory.
Answer: B
Rationale: Studies with rats show that those eating eat a high-fat, nonnutritious diet perform poorly on memory tasks in comparison to rats fed a more nutritious diet.
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