Who Benefits From Omega-3/Fish Oil Supplements?

Who Benefits From Omega-3/Fish Oil Supplements?

This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I’d like to talk with you about a recent report in the British Medical Journal on the regular use of omega-3 fish oil supplements and the course of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is an observational study from the …

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Strategies to Prevent Cognitive Decline

Strategies to Prevent Cognitive Decline

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Hello. my name is Dr Lisa Barnes. I am a cognitive neuropsychologist and professor within the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. I’m here to talk about lifestyle interventions that may prevent or delay cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment, or loss of memory …

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UPFs an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

UPFs an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health

Consuming highly processed foods may be harmful to the aging brain, independent of other risk factors for adverse neurologic outcomes and adherence to recommended dietary patterns, new research suggests. Observations from a large cohort of adults followed for more than 10 years suggested that eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may increase the risk for cognitive …

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