2 Chicago Doctors Test ‘You Are What You Eat’ Adage

Erica Gunderson | January 11, 2017, 5:13 pm

It’s a new year, and everyone is back on their best health behavior … for now.

When we make our New Year’s resolutions to eat better, it’s often because we’re trying to lose a few pounds. But what if we focused on fighting dementia and diabetes instead?

Two Chicago studies are showing that following a few basic nutrition principles can keep your brain agile and your heart strong as well as keeping your weight down.

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Joining us to talk about their studies are Dr. Martha Clare Morris, director of nutrition and nutritional epidemiology at Rush Medical College; and Dr. Monica Peek, associate professor of medicine at University of Chicago and associate director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translational Research at University of Chicago Medicine.

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