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Aaron Bunch

Scales tip in favour of seafood on the dinner table

Australians are being encouraged to eat more seafood to improve their health and brain function. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Eating seafood twice per week can boost heart and brain function, improve overall health, and lower the risk of developing some deadly diseases, scientists say.

Cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease risk could fall by 30 per cent, and dementia by 10 per cent, with about 300 grams of seafood on the menu weekly, a study into its benefits has found.

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