Top tips to control your gut from ZOE Science & Nutrition - Download our FREE gut guide: https://zoe.com/gutguide How early should you start taking dementia seriously? In today’s episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan is joined by Professor Claire Steves to explore the multifaceted world of dementia. They delve into the significance of dental health, genetics, impact of diet and physical activity. By exploring the latest research, this episode will give you practical strategies for dementia prevention. Claire is a consultant physician in geriatric medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and a senior clinical lecturer at King's College London. Claire is also deputy clinical director for the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology. She leads the characterisation of physical and mental aging traits and frailty in the cohort. If you want to uncover the right foods for your body, head to https://zoe.com/podcast and get 10% off your personalized nutrition program. Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 01:26 - Quickfire questions 02:42 - What is dementia? 04:18 - Control over fate with dementia 06:52 - Why older people get more fractures 08:32 - Warning signs of dementia 09:55 - Unique aspects of dementia 12:12 - Cellular level discussion on dementia 15:49 - Risk factors for dementia 16:07 - Inheritance and dementia 18:29 - High-risk factors for dementia 19:15 - Fetal development and dementia risk 21:47 - Brain reserves and mental health 24:24 - New advances in dementia treatment 30:47 - Medications and life expectancy 33:21 - Diet and dementia prevention 35:58 - The role of physical activity 39:45 - Oral health and dementia 42:10 - Social interaction and brain health 44:02 - Diabetes and dementia 45:36 - Women, HRT, and dementia 49:09 - Recap: types of dementia 53:39 - Hearing aids and dementia prevention 55:39 - Episode sign-off Studies related to today’s episode: Brain-age is associated with progression to dementia in memory clinic patients from NeuroImage Clinical https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9467894/ Interested in a specific aspect of dementia? Email us at podcast@joinzoe.com, and we might cover it in future episodes. Episode transcripts are available here https://joinzoe.com/learn/category/nutrition/podcast