1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Every three seconds someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia- a disease that leads to a decrease in mental function. There's currently no cure for dementia making prevention all the more important. In this episode we discuss what is dementia (and how it's not just a thing of ageing), what are the risk factors and how you do and eat affects your chances of getting (or not getting) dementia. Select references cited in this podcast: Association of daily step count and intensity with incident dementia in 78 430 adults living in the UK:&amp;nbsp; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2795819 Flavanoid-rich foods , dementia risk, and interactions with genetic risk, hypertension,&amp;nbsp;and depression: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2823676 Lifestyle enrichment in later life and its association with dementia risk:&amp;nbsp;https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807256 How to Health https://sites.libsyn.com/416129 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36133770/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/36133770