In China, a two-day annual test, which ended Friday, determines what college high school graduates will attend. Outside a test site, an AP reporter heard this:
Wang said she has been cooking foods for her son that are considered particularly good for worn-out students, with plenty of vegetables and less grease.
“Oily foods, it’s bad for the brain, it makes the brain slow down,” she said.
Astute observation. Regular readers of this blog know that certain oily foods (those high in omega-3 fats) have the opposite effect. But I suspect Ms. Wang is right, that most oily foods (high in omega-6) do slow the brain down, perhaps because they replace omega-3 with omega-6.