Gut to Brain Dysbiosis: Mechanisms Linking Western Diet Consumption, the Microbiome, and Cognitive Impairment.

Dementia has been particularly on the mind of our family recently as we are dealing with a loved one in accelerated decline. This has been very puzzling to us since there is no known history anywhere else in the family. This article reminds me that there are a lot of modifiable risk factors for dementia, and diet is a big one. In particular, processed foods diets which are known to be low in some key nutrients for brain longevity have been pretty clearly documented as a risk factor. Current stats showed that the average American is consuming 60% of their diet from highly processed foods. This is alarming in many ways.
Remember that when it comes to dementia risk, inherited genetic factors appear to be making up only 15% of the total risk pool for the average person. The rest is in your camp.