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Ultra-processed foods and plastics: A marriage made in hell

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In marital therapy speak, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and plastics are like a co-dependent couple. They need each other more and more for their industries to profit, but it’s difficult to have a healthy relationship with anyone else—like humans or the planet.

Air pollution tied to brain aging, memory loss later in life, study finds

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Older adults who lived in areas with high air pollution levels early in the 2000s scored significantly worse on memory tests in 2011 than their peers in low-pollution communities, even if air quality improved in the meantime, according to a new study. The magnitude of the decline was comparable to roughly two to six years Air pollution tied to brain aging, memory loss later in life, study finds

Ultra-processed foods can speed up biological aging, new study shows

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Ultra-processed foods can accelerate aging and the decline of your body’s health, even if you generally eat healthy foods, say Italian researchers in a new report based on the largest population study of its kind in Europe.