Healthy childhood diet keeps dementia away, scientists say [Video]

A healthy diet from childhood up until the middle age can keep the brain functioning well into the senior years, cutting off the risk of dementia, according to a new large-scale study.

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed research, whose findings were presented at the Nutrition 2024 conference, assessed data from over 3,000 participants who were followed from their childhood for nearly seven decades.

While until now studies on dementia have focused on the eating habits of people in their 60s and 70s, the latest research is the first to track diet and cognitive ability throughout people’s lifespan, say scientists from Tufts University.

People’s cognitive abilities are known to improve up until middle age and may start declining after 65.

However, the new findings suggest following a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods with …