Not enough evidence on link between diet and lower risk...
There is insufficient evidence that a healthy diet protects against dementia, health officials have declared in a new report. Eating a healthy diet can help people to achieve lifestyle factors linked to a lower risk of dementia such as maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure. NHS advice to reduce the risk of dementia is to eat a healthy diet, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, do not drink too much alcohol, stop smoking and maintaining a healthy blood pressure. The report indicates that, overall, there isn't currently enough evidence to support a relationship between diet and the prevention of dementia Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England Dr Matthew Norton, director of policy and impact at Alzheimer's Research UK, said: 'The brain, just like other parts of the body, can be affected by the way we live our lives. Dr Doug Brown, chief policy and research officer at the Alzheimer's Society, said: 'There's no evidence that eating a certain food or taking a specific vitamin or supplement can affect the risk of dementia, but we do know that people who eat a Mediterranean-style diet tend to have a lower risk of dementia.
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