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Brain Food

Lisa Mosconi (2018)

100%
of reader questions named this book
2.38
average position when named
8/8
questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

what are the best books on nutrition for brain health?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power - Lisa Mosconi
  • 2. Genius Foods - Max Lugavere
  • 3. This Is Your Brain on Food - Uma Naidoo
  • 4. The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer
  • 5. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age - Sanjay Gupta

I'm in my 40s and my memory feels noticeably worse, is there a book that explains what to eat to fix it?

Named at position 1

  • 1. Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power - Lisa Mosconi
  • 2. Genius Foods - Max Lugavere
  • 3. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age - Sanjay Gupta
  • 4. The XX Brain - Lisa Mosconi

book recommendations on the gut-brain connection

Named at position 4

  • 1. The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer
  • 2. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ - Giulia Enders
  • 3. The Psychobiotic Revolution - Scott C. Anderson, John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan
  • 4. This Is Your Brain on Food - Uma Naidoo
  • 5. Brain Maker - David Perlmutter

I get a foggy crash every afternoon at work, what should I read about diet and focus?

Named at position 4

  • 1. Glucose Revolution - Jessie Inchauspe
  • 2. Genius Foods - Max Lugavere
  • 3. The Circadian Code - Satchin Panda
  • 4. Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power - Lisa Mosconi

my mum was just diagnosed with dementia and I want to know if food can lower my own risk, what book should I start with?

Named at position 2

  • 1. The End of Alzheimer's - Dale Bredesen
  • 2. Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power - Lisa Mosconi
  • 3. The Alzheimer's Solution - Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Sherzai
  • 4. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age - Sanjay Gupta
  • 5. The XX Brain - Lisa Mosconi

looking for a science-backed book about how food affects mood and anxiety

Named at position 1

  • 1. This Is Your Brain on Food - Uma Naidoo
  • 2. The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer
  • 3. Brain Energy - Christopher M. Palmer
  • 4. The Psychobiotic Revolution - Scott C. Anderson, John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan

what should I read if I want to eat for better concentration and mental energy?

Named at position 2

  • 1. Genius Foods - Max Lugavere
  • 2. Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power - Lisa Mosconi
  • 3. Glucose Revolution - Jessie Inchauspe
  • 4. This Is Your Brain on Food - Uma Naidoo

are there any good books written by a doctor about diet and preventing cognitive decline?

Named at position 4

  • 1. The End of Alzheimer's - Dale Bredesen
  • 2. The Alzheimer's Solution - Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Sherzai
  • 3. Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age - Sanjay Gupta
  • 4. This Is Your Brain on Food - Uma Naidoo
  • 5. Brain Energy - Christopher M. Palmer

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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