Eating seaweed may help to prevent Parkinson’s disease (Image: Getty) Ecklonia cava, a brown algae seaweed, can protect people from the world’s fastest growing neurodegenerative disorder, say scientists. Parkinson’s disease is caused by the loss of neurons that produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter involved in movement control and thinking. As the global population ages, the number of patients is rapidly increasing with nearly 10 million worldwide.

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