‘Slip, slop, slap for brain health’: Australia needs a major prevention campaign for dementia, doctor says

<p>Prof Henry Brodaty of UNSW says managing risk factors such as diet and anxiety is a cost-effective way of curbing the disease</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/23/australian-politics-live-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-question-time-student-debt-net-zero-labor-coalition-parliament-ntwnfbFollow%20our%20Australia%20news%20live%20blog%20for%20latest%20updates">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A “slip, slap, slop”-style preventative campaign is needed for dementia, as new research shows cases of the disease could be delayed with no added cost, a leading doctor has told the National Press Club on Wednesday.</p><p>In the speech titled “Hope Beckons”, Prof Henry Brodaty, a co-director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at the University of New South Wales, said there was much more Australia could be doing to help prevent dementia in its ageing population by addressing risk factors that can be managed, such as poor diet.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/23/dementia-prevention-campaign-slip-slop-slap-for-brain-health">Continue reading...</a>