Are there foods I can eat to help prevent Alzheimer's?

There are four food groups that are key to preventing Alzheimer's disease and memory loss: fruits, vegetables, beans/legumes and whole grains. In this video, Neal Barnard, MD, discusses how these food groups work to fight brain aging.

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[MUSIC PLAYING] Whether it's broccoli or something more adventurous, like Swiss chard, the vegetables are also important.

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There are four food groups that are key to preventing Alzheimer's and are also key to health overall.

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First of all, fruits. Now, you can think of bananas and oranges, but you can be a little bit adventurous. And why not have a kiwi or a tomatillo?

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When you go into the produce department have some fun. See what the fruits-- what fruits are there. They don't have saturated fat.

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And they have only little traces of the metals, the traces that your brain needs.

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Secondly, vegetables. Whether it's broccoli or something more adventurous, like Swiss chard, the vegetables are also important.

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Third, the bean group, the legume group-- beans, peas, lentils.

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And fourth, whole grains. What they all have in common is that they don't have bad fats. They don't have the saturated fat that's

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linked to Alzheimer's disease. And they don't have the overdose of iron and copper and zinc.

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They give you the part that your brain needs without the excess. Those are my four healthy food groups.