Answer
Non-fructose-fed rats took less time to escape the chamber than their peers who consumed fructose.
Among the rats that had different omega-3 fatty acid diets, rats that consumed omega-3 fatty acids were quicker to find the escape chamber. This indicates that the omega-3 diet enhanced memory and combated the negative effects of the fructose diet.
Work Step by Step
The rats that were supplemented with only omega-3 fatty acids (and not fructose) escaped in within 20 seconds. That rats which were fed neither omega-3 fatty acids nor fructose took a bit longer, but still managed to escape in less than 40 seconds.
When the rates were fed both, the effect of fructose on memory was somewhat alleviated by omega-3 fatty acids, with the rats escaping in less than 60 seconds.
However, when only fructose was given, the rats took the longest to escape (more than a minute and a half), indicating that there exists a correlation between a high fructose diet and memory.
