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Mice fed a high salt diet lose the ability to perform simple tasks

A high-salt diet gradually reduced rodents' ability to perform simple tasks, perhaps because the diet leads to an accumulation of a protein linked to dementia

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veg and pulses

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Choline: The forgotten vital nutrient we’re not getting enough of

Insight

Beef

Health

Avoiding red or processed meat doesn't seem to give health benefits

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Ancient grains are misnamed and their health benefits are unconfirmed

Comment

Ancient grains are misnamed and their health benefits are unconfirmed

Comment

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Health

Vegetarian diet linked with 22 per cent lower risk of heart disease

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The psychobiotics revolution has implications for us all

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The psychobiotics revolution has implications for us all

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Megan Rossi

Health

Healthy gut, happy mind: What to eat to boost how you feel

Features

Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

Health

Don’t go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?

Comment

Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

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Ketogenic diet may stop migraines by changing the brain’s fuel

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canapés

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I tried to eat myself smarter at a brain-boosting supper club

Nutrients like omega-3 are claimed to support healthy brain function, but there is little good evidence that they really improve cognition

Regulars

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Trans fat

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Saturated fat

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Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

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Cholesterol