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- Dementia - eating
A number of strategies can help encourage healthy and nutritious eating for people with dementia.
- Kava
It is dangerous to take kava in combination with alcohol or other psychoactive drugs.
- Gastritis
Gastritis, inflammation of the stomach lining, may be caused by many factors including infection, alcohol, particular medications and some allergic and immune conditions.
- Obesity and hormones
The hormones leptin, insulin, oestrogens, androgens and growth hormone are factors in obesity.
- Prader-Willi syndrome
A feature of Prader-Willi syndrome is the child's excessive appetite, which often leads to obesity.
- Soft drinks, juice and sweet drinks - children
Encourage children to drink and enjoy water. Sweet drinks such as juice, cordial and soft drinks may cause health problems for children if consumed in large amounts.
- Cancer and malnutrition
It is important for the health of people with cancer to eat well before, during and after cancer treatment.
- Depression and ageing
Older people are at greater risk of developing mental health conditions because of the cumulative effect of numerous risk factors, including chronic illness and isolation.
- Dementia - mental health changes
Depression makes it harder for a person with dementia to remember things and enjoy their life.
- How drugs affect your body
Drugs affect your body’s central nervous system. They affect how you think, feel and behave.