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Mya Bollan & Lucy Farrell

Dementia warning sign as food cravings may be symptom of disease

A craving for certain foods could be a sign of dementia, according to experts.

Dementia is the umbrella term for syndromes that cause memory loss, Alzheimer's disease the most common type of the condition, with vascular dementia is making up the majority of other cases.

However, there are other, more rare, forms of dementia with one know as frontotemporal dementia (FTD). This condition causes problems with behaviour and language as well as potentially altering a person's go-to food choices, Wales Online reports.

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