5 things you can do now to reduce dementia risk | Professor Claire Steves
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Published 2024-03-28
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.
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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 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9467894/
Interested in a specific aspect of dementia? Email us at [email protected], and we might cover it in future episodes.
Books:
- Every Body Should Know This by Dr Federica Amati: amzn.to/4blJsLg
- Food For Life by Prof. Tim Spector: amzn.to/4amZinu
Episode transcripts are available here joinzoe.com/learn/category/nutrition/podcast
All Comments (21)
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1. Diet (plant-based, fibre, healthy fats) 2. Going for a walk every day 3. Look after your teeth 4. Social interaction 5. Avoid Diabetes Also: hearing aids help prevent onset of dementia. You’re welcome.
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As others have said, it becomes difficult to follow this very interesting conversation with the level of interruptions. I absolutely appreciate the aim is to clarify what's being said, but I would like to hear complete sentences from Professor Steves because they might actually make things clear enough.
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Fascinating discussion. Would have been better if the interviewer didn't keep interrupting/cutting off Professor Steves.
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I’m relieved that others have also noted that Jonathan talks over and interrupts guests frequently. It really interrupts the flow of expert opinion and advice coming from the guest and disrupts my ability to absorb and process the information. Whilst I’m sure his intentions are good, his approach disadvantages rather than benefits the audience and defeats his own desire to ensure valuable advice to listeners
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I wish the guest would be allowed to complete a sentence without being interrupted!
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Has an expert on and he speaks more than the expert!
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Professor Steves is very interesting, would be nice to hear her in full flow.
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Like most comments here: let' Claire Stevens talk and stop interrupting!
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I accept that its useful to have a non expert sum up when needed, but really J speaks far too much and it becomes very irritating. Claire is perfectly able to explain things in a way in which most of us understand. Very interesting and useful subject to explore.
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I wish the host would let the conversation flow a little more and let the guest direct the conversation at times so we can hear what this wonderful guest has going on in her mind.
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When Jonathan has guests on this channel it would be interesting to hear from them instead of all of Jonathan's self-interested meanderings.
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Glad to see others commenting the same already. Way too much interruption, cutting off, butting in with explanations. I get you need to explain in layman's terms. But really some of the points would be more clear if you let the guest finish her point first...then reflect any comments back. Or clarify with the guest beforehand what terminology to use/avoid perhaps? I never comment on YouTube but felt the need to with this one.
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Jonathan, I know you're the founder and all - and I DO enjoy the podcasts. But for the love of nutrition, PLEASE stop interrupting your guests.
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Jonathan doesn't need to repeat everything the expert says - we're listening, and if we miss something we can rewind. Worse than usual this episode, presumably because he had a personal interest. So we learned about what pregnant women should do and those in their 40s,but that was pretty much it.
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Claire is very knowledgeable and very interesting to listen to and I wish she was allowed to finish her sentences. Jonathan seems worse than usual this time, interrupting and forcing through his sentences even while she is speaking. A close relative passed away recently after being a dementia sufferer for nearly 10 years (with symptoms actually starting to show a bit earlier) but that was vascular dementia, in most likelyhood caused by oxygen deprivation during a heart surgery.
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I love these Podcasts but Jonathan, you are starting to speak too often and over-clarify. You are doing a great job but there’s a fine line between clarification and stopping the flow of the specialist. ❤
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We all process listening and learning differently but for me I like to listen to the uninterrupted flow of an expert who is incredibly knowledgeable. Also Jonathon does tend to use 10 sentences when one would do. He over explains and the interruptions are just not working on overall understanding. Is there an ego problem?
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I hope Jonathan reads these messages and lets the guests talk more than he does from now on
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My mother died recently aged 95 with mixed dementia, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Her sister is still going strong aged 93 and looks 20 years younger. The difference being she walks 2 or 3 miles a day, is sociable and doesn't have diabetes. Mum was shy, ate the wrong things and alrhough never obese, didnt do any exercises, preferring to stay home and knit ...
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Too much talking by Johnathan!
