Eating lots of ‘ultra-processed’ foods could harm your brain
Eating lots of ‘ultra-processed’ foods could harm your brain
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(Steven Reinberg/ US News) — Chips, pizza, cookies: Delicious, but a diet full of ultra-processed foods like these may contribute to brain deterioration, researchers report.

Ultra-processed foods have lots of added and unhealthy ingredients, such as sugar, salt, fat, artificial colors and preservatives. Examples

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Junk food and the brain: How modern diets may contribute to angry rhetoric
Junk food and the brain: How modern diets may contribute to angry rhetoric
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(Bonnie Kaplan, Julia J. Rucklidge/ The Conversation) — Emotional, non-rational, even explosive remarks in public discourse have escalated in recent years. Politicians endure insults during legislative discussions; scientists receive emails and tweets containing verbal abuse and threats.

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