Midway between September's World Alzheimer's Month and November's National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Caregiver Month, the International Food Information Council is looking to shed light on a terrible disease that is still shrouded in far too much mystery.

IFIC's Matt Raymond talks with Dr. Heather M. Snyder, Director of Medical and Scientific Relations at the Alzheimer’s Association, about what is known and what is still unknown about Alzheimer's disease, including current thinking about possible links between diet, lifestyle and potential causes.

Times cues for questions:

00:00--Introduction

00:55--What is Alzheimer's disease?

02:06--What do we know about risk factors?

02:56--Can younger people also get Alzheimer's?

03:23--How prevalent is Alzheimer's?

04:00--What do we know about how to prevent it?

05:22--Can anything be done to slow or reverse the progression of Alzheimer's?

05:59--What is the difference between "Alzheimer's" and "dementia"?

07:10--What do we know about connections between diet, lifestyle choices and Alzheimer's?

08:52--Are we close to a cure?

11:27--How many people are affected by Alzheimer's disease as caregivers?

12:32--Advice for caregivers?