High-sugar Diet is as ‘damaging to your brain as extreme stress or ABUSE’ Adan Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with health Chronic sugar intake triggers changes to hippocampus the area of the brain, which is important for both memory and stress. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email