What Is the Best Diet for Brain Health?

What we eat can influence our health, but when it comes to protecting the brain and lowering dementia risk, nutrition advice can often feel confusing or contradictory. Which eating patterns have the strongest evidence behind them, and how much can diet really affect cognitive health over time?

Dr. Gil Carvalho joins us to discuss what current research reveals about the best diet for brain health and dementia prevention. He’ll explain which foods are most consistently associated with healthy aging, how to separate evidence from nutrition myths, and what practical changes may make the greatest difference. Carvalho will address emerging research on creatine and the brain, including what scientists know so far about its relationship to cognitive performance, brain energy metabolism, and the brain’s response to metabolic stress. 

Carvalho is a medical doctor, research scientist, and science communicator. His research spans genetics, molecular biology, nutrition, behavior, aging, and neuroscience. He is also the creator of the YouTube channel “Nutrition Made Simple!,”  breaking down the science of healthy eating, fact-checking popular claims, and making nutrition research more accessible.

Join us Thursday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET for a Live Talk with Carvalho about the best diet for brain health, what nutrition can — and cannot — do to reduce dementia risk, and what emerging creatine research may reveal about cognition and brain energy.

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