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According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 8% of Canadian adults will experience major depression at some point in their lives, and 5% are currently struggling with an anxiety disorder [1]. Depression and mood disorders also threaten the wellbeing of Canadian youth—the CMHA states that 5% of males and 12% of females aged 12-19 will face depression as well [1].Mental health disorders are a very serious issue, and much research has been d…

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Losing weight and maintaining a healthy body weight is an ongoing struggle for many people, but what if we could train our brains to crave healthier foods so we could finally get rid of those unwanted pounds? The question is one that researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Tufts University in Massachusetts set out to answer in a recent six-month study, and the results are pretty promising!According to the study authors, we learn t…

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