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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

RARE PHOTOS: New study reveals which diets will help avoid illness in later life - The Real Truth

What you eat could determine how many chronic illnesses you get later in life, scientists warn.

Research has revealed that a healthy diet - such as the Mediterranean diet which is high in plants, fish and unsaturated fats - could slow down the accumulation of chronic diseases including dementia in older adults. Inflammatory diets full of processed meat and sugar may accelerate it.

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