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Urgent warning as popular diet could be causing long-lasting brain damage

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The famous saying goes, “you are what you eat” and now research has shown that what many of us are eating could be damaging to our brains. A study, by scientists in California, has revealed that a typical Western diet could lead to long-lasting memory problems, especially if consumed from a young age. More specifically, … Read more

The rates of non-alcoholic liver disease are on the up – do you need to reboot your liver?

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Liver disease illustration (Image: Getty/Science photo library) When Sharan Verma’s father was diagnosed with liver disease at the age of 50, her family was shocked. “We were flabbergasted as he wasn’t a big drinker,” she says. “Then we learned that you don’t have to drink to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. “But then it went … Read more