How a poor diet can affect your brain (VIDEO)
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Did you know that a poor diet can accelerate your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease? An unhealthy gut produces bad bacteria, which releases tiny metabolites that travel to the brain, causing inflammation. Scientists at the University of South Australia are exploring how probiotics and nutritional supplements - both of which contain friendly bacteria - can stamp out bad bacteria and stop metabolites from escaping the gut and accessing the brain. A poor diet is just one of several factors that harms gut bacteria. Ageing, lack of exercise, exposure to pesticides and genetics also play a role.
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