The Vital Role of
NUTRITION IN BRAIN HEALTH
Promoting Overall
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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Healthful nutrition helps
prevent a wide range of health conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, and many other chronic diseases as well as age-related syndromes such as sarcopenia and frailty.
S trategies that manage health and wellness overall (e.g., neurovascular risk management, physical activity, sleep, nutrition, social activity, cognitive stimulation) are meaningful for primary
prevention of multiple neurologic conditions.1
Up to 40% of dementia cases can be attributed to modifiable
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behaviors.1
A growing body of evidence indicates that nutrition
plays an important role in brain health.
The nutrition-based recommendations for primary care
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providers to promote brain health focus on assessing dietary patterns and recommending brain-healthy dietary patterns.1