Can the foods you eat prevent dementia?

Chicago researchers studying whether your diet can prevent dementia — Fresh blackberries are displayed at a farmers market in Arlington, Va., Sunday, July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Chicago researchers studying whether your diet can prevent dementia

Studies show the MIND diet lowers a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s, but researchers wanted to measure its impact on cognition.

Fresh blackberries are displayed at a farmers market in Arlington, Va., Sunday, July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Landon Jones

A Chicago-based researcher has dedicated her career to understanding the relationship between diet and brain health, and this year her team at Rush University conducted the first clinical trial to find out if the foods you eat can prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Reset speaks with the researcher about what she learned about the MIND diet.

GUEST: Puja Agarwal, nutritional epidemiologist, assistant professor of internal medicine, Rush University