"The Role of Diet in Managing and Preventing of Alzheimer's Disease" with Jenny Bilko, RD

Jenny Bilko, MS, RDN, LD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at the Emory Executive Health Clinic, the Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic, and the Emory Lifestyle Medicine and Wellness Center. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Georgia. She completed Dietetic Internship and received Master’s degree in Nutrition Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Jenny also has a Certificate in Training for Vegetarian Nutrition.

Jenny is passionate about nutrition for prevention and management of chronic disease through plant-based and Mediterranean diet. She provides education and counseling to patients for weight loss, heart health, diabetes, etc.

Alzheimers is the most common type of dementia and the 6th leading cause of death un United States. In every disease there is a genetic component and the environmental component. When it comes to Alzheimers - what does that distribution look like? Jenny Bilko, RD talks about the MIND diet and how to take advantage of foods that we eat to manage and prevent Alzheimers.

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