The anti-dementia diet

抗痴呆饮食

The Food Chain

2025-08-07

26 分钟
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The World Health Organisation says close to 60 million people are living with dementia; and there are 10 million new cases every year. But could what we eat help to prevent it? Three guests who've been exploring the potential for diet to help prevent dementia tell Ruth Alexander about their findings. We hear from Professor Christy Tangney of Rush University System for Health in the United States – she co-created the MIND diet; Anne-Marie Minihane, Professor of Nutrition and Genetics or Nutrigenetics as it’s known, at Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia in the UK; and Dr Lizette Kuhn, a dietitian in Pretoria, South Africa. If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk Produced by Izzy Greenfield and Alistair Kleebauer (Image: two sides of a brain; one made up of fruits and vegetables, and the other a sketch. Credit: Getty Images)
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  • Hello, this is The Food Chain from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Ruth Alexander.

  • In this week's programme,

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