Can the foods you eat affect your mind and memory?  Absolutely.  Certain foods can have a significant impact on health and behavior and affect your mood and concentration skills.

Junk food, for example, including fatty, sugary snacks, triggers pleasure centers in the brain. That’s why when bowls of candy or chips are in front of you, it can be hard to stay away.

Think of your brain this way—it only weighs about 3 pounds—that’s a small portion of an adult’s body weight, but it consumes about 20 percent of your daily calories. That’s a good motivator for having a brain-healthy diet.

Follow these tips to stay on course and boost your brain’s fitness.

Memory boosting food

In order to memorize and retain new information our brain cells have to make new connections.  One way they do this is ...