Tofu and Cognitive Function: Food for Thought

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-209

  Grodstein, Francine ^a   Mayeux, Richard ^b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SOYBEAN; THOUGHT DISORDER;

AGING; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRAIN; COGNITION; DIET; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOYBEANS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0034109780     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2000.10718918     Document Type: Article

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