New research suggests that even the occasional “cheat meal” could lead to long-lasting brain damage as scientists reveal 14 foods that people should be wary of.
According to scientists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, a diet of “clean” eating with some junk food could affect brain functions in rats.
During the experiment, the rats which ate a mostly healthy diet and only sometimes snacked on high-sugar and saturated-fat foods, showed significant cognitive impairment in tests of spatial memory.
Spatial memory allows people to remember where things are both on a short-term and long-term basis.
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More healthy food options coming for Long-Term Care Homes residents in Mississauga, Brampton, and Ontario
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The province has answered a Brampton man’s call for better menu options at Long-Term Care Homes in Mississauga, Brampton and across Ontario.
Murray Woodcock is a resident at Extendicare Brampton and president of the Residents’ Council at the Long Term Care Home (LTCH) who has been putting pressure on the province to expand options and bring more variety to the food served at home.
On Friday the province announced it was doing exactly that with a $32 million investment to ensure residents are provided with more individualized food choices, more fresh produce and local…
Income thresholds to be removed from healthy food payments from 2024
Payments to help parents buy healthy food will no longer be means-tested, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
Around 20,000 people will become eligible for extra help to buy healthy food when income thresholds are removed for the Best Start Foods payments.
Families will still have to get qualifying benefits such as child tax credits or universal credit to receive the benefit.
Previously, incomes had to be below set thresholds.
Regulations will be introduced that remove thresholds to increase eligibility for the benefit from February 2024.
Shirley-Anne Somerville said the move is part of efforts to tackle poverty (PA)
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