Dietary intake and cognitive function in a group of elderly people

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 803-809

  Ortega, Rosa M ^a   Requejo, Ana M ^b   Andrés, Pedro ^b   López Sobaler, Ana M ^b   Quintas, M Elena ^b   Redondo, M Rosario ^b   Navia, Beatriz ^b   Rivas, Trinidad ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive function; Dietary intake; Elderly; Humans; Psychic deterioration

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; THIAMINE; ZINC;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030875707     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.4.803     Document Type: Article

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