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Poor nutrition is a major health problem that affects every part of the body, including the brain, and it is among the top risk factors for dementia. This webinar will provide strategies to assess diet quality and use that information to help individuals make healthy dietary modifications to build cognitive resilience. If you are a nurse, nutritionist or fitness professional, this webinar is a must for putting patients and clients on a path toward a healthier body and mind.

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

• List six or more modifiable risk factors for dementia.
• Summarize the link between nutrition and dementia.
• Identify effective interventions and strategies to address nutrition, with a special focus on adults ages 45 and older.
• Identify special considerations for high-risk populations.

Presenters:

Ayesha Z. Sherzai, MD, MAS, is a vascular neurologist, research scientist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University.

Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS, is a behavioral neurologist/neuroscientist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University.