Four studies being presented at the Alzheimer 's Society International Conference 2017 are highlighting the potential benefits of certain diets and how they can support healthy adult aging and help to reduce cancer risk . Understanding how the way we lead our lives could affect our brain health is important, as there may be lifestyle factors that are within our power to change that help support healthy ageing. There is a body of evidence indicating that what is good for the heart is also good for the head , and these new large population - based studies add to this , each looking at different types of diets and in different groups of people .
Four studies being presented at the Alzheimer 's Society International Conference 2017 are highlighting the potential benefits of certain diets and how they can support healthy adult aging and help to reduce cancer risk . There is a body of evidence indicating that what is good for the heart is also good for the head , and these new large population - based studies add to this , each looking at different types of diets and in different groups of people .