Anthea Rowan
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Can potassium lower your blood pressure without cutting back on salt or flavour? (opens the original)
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Many Asian dishes are high in sodium, and new research suggests that increasing potassium intake can offset salt’s effects on blood pressure Salt – or sodium chloride – is essential to bodily functions in small amounts, but standard modern diets contain far too much of it. Excess sodium drives the global hypertension crisis, and contributed to an estimated 1.7 million deaths in 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). While WHO recommends keeping daily sodium intake under 2,000mg
Sugar’s link to dementia may begin earlier than we thought, new study finds (opens the original)
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Hong Kong study finds links between lower sugar intake in utero and up to age two and reduced risk of dementia in older age. Experts explain “We were interested in whether nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life could influence brain health decades later,” says Dr Jiazhen Zheng, who was part of the research team at HKUST that examined medical records of almost 65,000 people from the UK Biobank. They compared data from people conceived and raised during World War II sugar rationing against
1 in 20 Hongkongers has hepatitis B, many unaware. What are the risks? (opens the original)
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Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. A vaccine exists, but many don’t know they are infected David, who is in his forties and works in finance in Hong Kong, does not remember a life without hepatitis B, a viral infection of the liver. “I have been a … carrier for as long as I can remember,” he says. “I found out early on as a child since I was born with it – my mother is a carrier, too.” David’s experience is far from unusual in Hong Kong. According t
Sex and intimacy change when a partner has dementia. How to manage it (opens the original)
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Dementia often alters relationships beyond the sufferer’s urges. Experts share tips on dealing with this part of the condition few discuss A quiet heartbreak is unfolding behind the closed doors of dementia care, one that few carers dare to speak about openly: the ebb of physical intimacy. It is a distressing issue for the hundreds of people who weigh in. In emotional comments, both men and women describe their experiences, challenges and concerns, such as these below: “For the past two years, w
How well does your country support people with Alzheimer’s? New tool reveals (opens the original)
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Alzheimer’s Disease International’s new AD Atlas highlights how countries diagnose, treat and support people with dementia Mrs Lee noticed it first in a grocery list. Her husband, a retired lawyer who once commanded a courtroom and remembered legal cases for years, began writing the same items two or three times on the list: bread, eggs, soap, eggs, butter, bread. At first, she ignored it – do we not all get scatty with age? Perhaps her husband was distracted mid-list-writing. What was less easy
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