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A recent study conducted by Canadian researchers found a correlation between high consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of stroke and future memory problems in healthy adults.

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to examine the brains of about 9,000 participants, the researchers discovered small areas of brain damage more commonly in people who ate large amounts of ultra-processed foods, such as soft drinks, packaged snacks and sugary breakfast cereals.

Those with the highest intake of ultra-processed foods were 40% more likely to show these changes in the brain, which can go undetected because they don’t produce obvious symptoms, Medical Xpress reported.

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These brain changes can, however, be early warning signs in the years before the onset of a stroke or memory problems.

These findings were unexpected, according to Russel J. de Souza, first author of the study and an associate scientist at the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.

"Usually, this kind of damage is associated with conditions we hear about and treat at a much older age," de Souza told Medical Xpress. He noted that the study focused on "middle-aged Canadians who had no heart problems and reported no other health concerns."

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The study, which was published in JAMA Network Open, included participants between the ages of 35 and 69.

Participants who ate the most ultra-processed foods held more body fat and visceral fat, which is linked to various health concerns including heart disease.

The study found an overall stronger connection between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and brain damage among female participants.

Women in the highest consumption group had nearly twice the likelihood of exhibiting signs of brain damage as opposed to those in the lowest consumption group.

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"Our findings suggest that the link between diet and brain health may be detectable before people experience noticeable problems with memory or thinking," said Sonia Anand, senior author of the study and senior scientist at PHRI.

Ultra-processed foods are usually tasty, but they frequently lack important nutrients such as fiber, vitamins and minerals, while containing high amounts of sodium, saturated fats and added sugars, according to the CDC.

The average percentage of total daily calories consumed from ultra-processed foods was 55% among Americans ages one year and older between August 2021 and August 2023, according to data published by the CDC in August 2025.

Ultra-processed foods are convenient and widely available, which could contribute to high consumption, Anand said. However, she noted that "diets high in these foods may be linked to brain changes that may lead to memory loss and stroke" in the future.

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For participants in this study, ultra-processed foods accounted for an average of about 25% of their daily food intake.

The researchers noticed that, as consumption of ultra-processed food increased, consumption of nutrient-dense foods decreased.

Whole foods like fruits, vegetables and grains made up 41% of the daily food intake for participants who ate the most ultra-processed food and 68% for those who ate the least.

The study’s findings suggest a connection between consumption of ultra-processed foods and indicators of changes in the brain.

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Despite this, because participants were only evaluated once and not followed up with in the future, the researchers could not determine that the direct cause of the changes in the brain was consumption of ultra-processed foods.

"We need longer-term studies that track people over time with repeated MRI scans to find out whether reducing ultra-processed food intake can slow or prevent these brain changes," de Souza said, adding that follow-up research is in the works.

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EXCLUSIVE — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office repeatedly sought recruiting help from two prominent left-wing legal groups that spent years suing the state’s corrections department alongside Mayes’ top deputy, internal emails obtained by Fox News Digital show.

Chief Deputy Attorney General Daniel Barr sought recommendations from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Berkeley-based Prison Law Office (PLO) for attorneys to handle Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) work inside the Attorney General’s Office and later for candidates to serve as ADCRR general counsel, according to the emails.

Barr already had a long history with both groups before joining Mayes’ office. Prior to his position in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, he was a partner at Perkins Coie, where he spent years litigating alongside the ACLU and PLO in a federal case that ultimately resulted in a judge finding Arizona’s prison conditions to be constitutionally inadequate.

Both groups advocate substantial changes to incarceration policy. The ACLU has pursued a nationwide goal of cutting jail and prison populations by 50% through reforms including decriminalization, bail reform, shorter sentences and clemency, and has called for reductions in immigration detention. The PLO, meanwhile, says it works to reduce incarceration while also litigating on issues related to prison conditions, medical care, disability rights and solitary confinement.

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In November's general election, Mayes is slated to face Arizona state Sen. Warren Petersen, a Republican, as she seeks to defend her role as the top law enforcement officer in the state. Mayes won her 2022 race by just 280 votes, one of the narrowest margins in state history.

"Maybe FOX News should start with the facts: the ACLU has repeatedly sued Kris Mayes over issues where they disagreed with her," Delaney Corcoran, the campaign manager for Mayes' re-election campaign, told Fox News Digital when asked about the email correspondence.

"Mayes has consistently fought for funding for Arizona police and cartel task forces — and stands shoulder to shoulder with Arizona sheriffs and police. Together, Mayes and law enforcement have seized 27 million fentanyl pills off of our streets, more than any other Attorney General in state history."

Mayes has defended Arizona against lawsuits from the ACLU challenging laws that allowed state and local police to arrest people illegally entering the country between ports of entry and restricted when people could film police officers. She later settled with the ACLU in the police filming case, agreeing to permanently prohibit the unconstitutional police recording law.

Though Mayes describes herself as a "moderate" and sparred with liberal legal groups, Barr — one of her top aides — repeatedly sought candidate recommendations from the progressive ACLU and PLO for corrections-related legal roles.

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"I am looking to bring as much ADCRR work back in-house as possible in the Arizona AG’s Office. To do that, I need to hire attorneys to represent ADCRR in numerous capacities. If you know of anyone who may be interested in helping to turnaround things around here, please let me know," Barr wrote to representatives of the ACLU and PLO in February 2023.

In April of that year, Barr again turned to the groups, this time seeking possible candidates for ADCRR’s top legal position.

"Let me know if you have any suggested candidates," he wrote, forwarding an email to PLO and ACLU representatives soliciting applications for ADCRR general counsel. When his efforts to fill the role of ADCRR’s top lawyer bore no fruit, he again turned to the two groups.

"Still no takers for the ADCRR general counsel job. If you have any suggestions, please let me know," he wrote to them on May 11, 2023.

That same day, ACLU National Prison Project director David Fathi responded, promising to "redouble" his efforts to find a candidate for Barr.

Among the priorities of the ACLU National Prison Project are "substantially reducing the incarcerated population" and promoting a criminal justice system in which incarceration is used only as a "last resort." Fathi has also criticized relying on police and prisons to address drug problems,stating in one social media post that "we will never solve drug problems with police and prisons."

Corene Kendrick, the deputy director of the National Prison Project, responded in turn to Barr's email that one of her possible recommendations was already "enjoying suing ADCRR in civil rights damages cases in her spare time of running her café in Carrizozo," showing that at least one prospective candidate being floated to Barr had experience suing ADCRR in civil-rights cases.

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Fox News Digital only obtained email records, not call transcripts or in-person meeting minutes, so it’s unclear what further assistance, if any, the PLO and ACLU gave the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. ADCRR ultimately hired Ashley Oddo to serve as its general counsel.

Before joining ADCRR, Oddo led Arizona State University’s Academy for Justice and had backed several criminal-justice positions associated with the left, including addressing systemic racism in policing and pardoning people convicted of nonviolent federal marijuana offenses.

Oddo has no institutional affiliation with the ACLU or the PLO nor was her name mentioned by either organization in email communications with Barr.

Other communications obtained and reviewed by Fox News Digital show a cordial relationship between Barr and staffers working for the ACLU and PLO. Fathi, for instance, requested a phone conversation with Barr in February 2023, and Barr responded two minutes later. Fathi disclosed in another email that the director of ADCRR reached out to him "to schedule a call about working together on ADCRR issues."

Don Specter, a longtime PLO attorney, also reported having a "productive meeting" with the head of ADCRR in June 2023.

To reduce incarceration, the PLO has pursued litigation that contributed to court-ordered reductions in California’s prison population, supported credit systems that can advance release or parole eligibility, and advocated reentry programs allowing eligible people to serve portions of their sentences in the community.

The organizations Barr turned to for recruiting assistance have taken positions on policing and incarceration that differ sharply from Mayes’ public law-and-order posture.

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"As Attorney General, Mayes has been a partner to law enforcement, delivering millions of dollars in funding and resources so border sheriffs and Arizona police can keep us safe," her campaign website reads. "She has locked up drug cartel members, seized more than 27 million deadly fentanyl pills off our streets and gone after criminals trying to take advantage of our kids."

The ACLU, meanwhile, has explicitly advocated defunding or divesting from police departments and redirecting resources toward other community services — publishing blogs with titles such as "Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer" and "Local Officials: Pledge to Divest from Police and Reinvest in Black Communities." Additionally, the legal advocacy group has urged Congress to cut federal police funding while also calling on state and local leaders to reduce law enforcement spending.

The PLO likewise advocates reducing incarceration, expanding release opportunities and increasing community-based alternatives.

Those positions differ sharply from Mayes’ stated position on police funding. During her 2022 campaign, Mayes responded with "a resounding no" when asked whether she supported defunding the police.

Barr, Fathi, Oddo, Specter, Kendrick, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the ACLU and the PLO did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday.

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Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after only seven days following a rocky first week on the job, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.

President Donald Trump told Zacharia to "reconsider" the role, revealing to members of the press on the South Lawn on Friday that he told her: "You don't have to do this if you don't want to… I think you should reconsider."

A senior White House official tells Fox News that Katie is now "transitioning out" of the role. 

It comes as her one-week tenure was marked by mounting scrutiny over her legal credentials and a rocky debut before the White House press corps on Tuesday.  Critics have taken aim at Zacharia over her recent interviews attempting to recover from the bumpy start. 

Zacharia was named to the role Oct. 9 and stepped behind the White House podium for her first press briefing just days later on Oct. 13. The briefing lasted 14 minutes and Zacharia took only three questions.

"Maybe it’s not for her," Trump acknowledged in his brief remarks outside the White House on Friday.

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When pressed if this update meant that Trump fired Zacharia, the president walked back. "No no. I want her to have a good life," he said. 

"She’s been brutalized by the media," Trump added. 

During an appearance on "Hannity" Thursday night, Zacharia was pressed over whether she could refer to herself as an attorney. Zacharia admitted she did not pass the bar exam and never obtained a law license in the United States.

"I had already pre-registered for the bar exam, and basically during the summer, I knew I would be living in China and the result of the bar would be inconsequential. I sat for it because I didn't want to have a withdraw status," she said.

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Zacharia was also pressed on her fumbled briefing. 

"What I feel is I really stepped up to the plate with very little prep time," Zacharia said. "Given the fact that I'd been on the job less than maybe eight hours and had a briefing book in the morning, I feel like I did my very best, Sean, to deliver for the American people that day."

Zacharia's debut drew scrutiny over several verbal stumbles, including a moment when she mistakenly referred to her husband as "my president" before correcting herself, as well as the briefing's brevity, during which she took questions from just three journalists in 14 minutes.

Karoline Leavitt’s first White House press briefing lasted nearly 47 minutes, while Sean Spicer’s debut ran roughly 79 minutes. While Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ first briefing as press secretary lasted about 23 minutes in 2017.

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A White House official told MS NOW earlier this week that she could end up with a shorter tenure than Anthony Scaramucci, whose notoriously brief stint as President Donald Trump's White House communications director lasted just 10 days before he was ousted in July 2017.

"Getting behind the podium is tough, but she got off on the wrong foot," the unnamed White House official said. "She needs to get much better, fast, otherwise she'll break Scaramucci's record."

Zacharia clearly did not recover enough in her short media sprint this week — where she attempted to clear up confusion about her lawyer credentials — and instead was pushed out of the job on Friday without another shot at the podium. 

The White House doubled down on supporting Zacharia Wednesday when asked by Fox News Digital for comment on the Scaramucci comparison reportedly coming from the White House.

"Katie is a fabulous and wonderful addition to the team. She is uniquely qualified and whip smart to help inform the American people about all the great things President Trump and his Administration have been doing, and she will do an incredible job as Press Secretary," White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital.

The White House X account @PressSec, formerly run by Leavitt before switching to White House Press Office, never switched over to Zacharia, and has still not posted since Oct. 7.

Zacharia, whom Trump described as an attorney when announcing her appointment, previously served as senior communications adviser to Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the president's social media platform, Truth Social.

She also served earlier this year as deputy assistant secretary for public affairs and a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security for just six weeks. 

Fox News' Peter Doocy contributed to this report.

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It is hard to believe, but after this week, the NFL season will be a third of the way completed. Week 6 kicks off with the Broncos and Seahawks playing on Thursday Night Football. Fanatics wants you to get in on the game with promo code FOXNEWS350, where you wager $20 and earn $350 in FanCash. 

It can often be hard to remember the loser of a Super Bowl, but last year’s was the New England Patriots. In order to even get to the game, they had to beat someone in the AFC Championship. That someone was the Denver Broncos, who played the game without starting quarterback Bo Nix. 

Nix led his team to an impressive record last season, and the Broncos' defense did the rest of the work. They earned the #1 overall seed in the AFC, and they hosted the playoffs. In the course of beating the Bills in overtime, Nix suffered an injury, and he didn’t play against New England. The Patriots moved on to face the Seahawks.

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Disturbing details paint a graphic picture of how a loving father and his 3-year-old son were stabbed to death inside a popular family resort during the family's multi-week extended stay.

Investigators say Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, used "butcher knives" when she allegedly stabbed her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and the couple's 3-year-old son.

It happened at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania's Pocono region on Monday. The family is from the small rural town of Towanda, Pennsylvania.

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The criminal complaint says officers responded to a 911 call about a "suicidal woman" who "needed help dying."

Officers discovered the two victims with stab wounds inside their hotel room and found knives, blood, and various medications, the documents say.

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The couple was on an extended, three-week stay at the resort — which can cost more than $600 a night.

In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Great Wolf Lodge provided brief details about the lengthy stay.

"We’ve had families in the past stay at our resorts for extended periods of time while completing home renovations or repairs because our rooms are larger and there’s a lot of entertainment offerings, so a multi-week stay is uncommon, but not completely unusual," the statement said.

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The spokesperson did not provide details about how the family was paying for the stay and instead referred Fox News Digital to law enforcement for "specifics on this case."

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Metallica Rose Harrison, who is now facing criminal homicide charges, had recently posted photos of the family on her social media account showing them at the resort's water park.

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A woman named Melissa Rivera, who said she was Chaz's sister, wrote in a post, "Their passing was sudden, and we are heartbroken trying to come to terms with losing two people we loved so dearly."

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She created an online fundraiser for funeral expenses. Rivera went on to say, "Chaz was a good guy whose whole life was centered around his wife and child. He meant so much to our family, and the pain of losing both him and my nephew so unexpectedly is hard to put into words."

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According to the couple's social media accounts, it appears the couple was married for three years before the tragedy.

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Harrison is currently sitting in a Monroe County jail cell and was denied bond, court records show. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 21.

A spokesperson for the company previously said to Fox News Digital, "We’re cooperating fully with local law enforcement as they conduct their investigation."

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