Dr. Joe Schwarcz

but I would not panic about eating a toast that has a little bit of char on it.

But as a general rule, I think it's always a mistake to sort of tune in to one specific food.

Well, to...

Cut to the chase.

I think it is not true.

I, of course, follow the literature very closely on this memory enhancement business, especially because as you get older, you become more and more concerned about this.

Names are harder to remember, etc.

I think it's a common feature of aging.

Aging is a bad idea.

Anyway, obviously there is a lot of literature on this, but there is absolutely no compelling literature that any of these supplements will have any benefit.

The one that is mostly touted is Prevagen.

And when you look at the

one study that they actually refer to all the time, you find that it really is rather unconclusive and they have some cherry picked data that has never been reproduced.

Overall, one can say that the more fruits and vegetables you eat, the more likely you are to prevent any kind of memory problems or any kind of cognition problems.

But there is no single supplement that will do that.

And once again, it's the question of emphasizing the overall diet.

And it isn't really all that complicated.

We recommend eating five to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

eating mostly whole grain products, and minimizing the ultra-processed foods.

Well, there are some supplements that actually will do that.