People with pre diabetes are 15 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes The NHS currently spends £10bn a year – 10pc of its budget – on diabetes Some 122,000 people under 40 in England and Wales have type 2 diabetes It is a condition that hits millions but causes no symptoms. Most of those […]
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Adding salt to food could reduce life expectancy by more than two years, study finds
Men aged 50 stand to lose around two years and three months of their life by consuming extra salt, while women of the same age could see their life expectancy drop by around a year and a half, the research concluded. People who put salt on their food face an increased risk of dying early, […]
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Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Dementia – Neuroscience News
Summary: Researchers found an association between low vitamin D levels and reduced brain volume. Lower vitamin D was also linked to an increased risk of stroke and dementia. Up to 17% of dementia cases could be prevented by increasing vitamin D. Source: University of South Australia Dementia is one of the major causes of disability […]
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