Dr. Majid Fotuhi

And the worse the diet, the smaller the brain size.

And multiple studies have shown that.

And it makes sense because you need to have blood flow to the brain.

And when you have these things that increase number of plaques in the arteries, it reduces blood flow to the brain.

And this less blood flow, the brain can't function.

Neurons need blood.

They need oxygen and nutrients.

so the counter to that is eating a mediterranean diet and especially fruits and vegetables most fruits and vegetables have a whole range of vitamins and minerals are really good for you from magnesium to iron to thiocyanides there are lots of

vitamins natural vitamins in fruits and vegetables i do my best every day i hardly ever eat any junk food like maybe once a week would i indulge in ice cream or have french fries if i have french fries i have just one little piece i will never sit down and have a whole bag of french fries

I think that people need to be mindful of the role of diet in their brain.

Many people don't think that the food they eat affects their brain, but it does.

The food they eat affects their heart, their kidney, their guts, their eyes, their skin, and their brain.

The junk food that we see in fast food chains is horrible.

It's not food.

It's highly processed mesh of things that have been put together, and then some spices have been added to them to make them taste good.

So they may taste good, but in most cases, they have very real nutritional value.

Of course, you can always get salad wherever you go, but the things that are advertised on television really makes me nauseated just to look at them.

And when they show that you get this fried chickens and a bag of chips and a big soda for $5, I think, oh my God, don't do that.

Don't do that.

It's horrible.