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New study reveals early healthy eating shapes lifelong brain health

24 Feb 2026
Photo (L-R): Professor Ger Clarke, Dr Friederike Uhlig, Cristina Cuesta Marti, Benjamín Valderrama, Dr Harriet Schellekens. Image credit: Bereniece Riedewald

Eating unhealthy foods early in life leave lasting brain and feeding changes but gut bacteria can help restore healthy eating, a new University College Cork (UCC) research study finds.

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