Impact of nutrition on cognition and affectivity in the elderly: A review

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 459-468

  Salvioli, C ^a   Ventura, P ^a   Pradelli, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive performance; Homocysteine; Nutrition; Vitamin deficiencies

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MARKER;

AFFECT; AGED; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 11544357921     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(98)80068-X     Document Type: Review

References (46)

1. Adams, P.B., Lawson, S., Sangorski, A. and Sinclair, A.J. (1996): Arachidonic acid to eicosapentaenoic acid ratio in blood correlates positively with clinical symptoms of depression. Lipids, 31, S157-S161.
2. Allen, J.B., Gross, A.M., Aloia, M.S. and Billingsley, C. (1996): The effects of glucose on nonmemory cognitive functioning in the elderly. Neuropsychologia, 34, 459-465.
3. Alpert, J.E. and Fava, M. (1997): Nutrition and depression: the role of folate. Nutr. Rev., 55, 145-149.
4. Ames, B.N., Shigenaga, M.K. and Hagen, T.M. (1993): Oxidants, anti-oxidants and the degenerative diseases of aging. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90, 7915-7922.
5. Bartus, R.T., Dean, R.L., Beer, B. and Lippa, A.S. (1982): The cholinergic hypothesis of geriatric memory dysfunction. Science, 217, 408-414.
6. Benton, D., Owens, D.S. and Parker, P.Y. (1994): Blood glucose influences memory and attention in young adults. Neuropsychologia, 32, 595-607.
7. Benton, D. (1995): Do low cholesterol levels slow mental processing? Psychosom. Med., 57, 50-53.
8. Blumberg, J. (1994): Nutrient requirements of the healthy elderly; should there be specific RDAs? Nutr. Rev., 52, S15-S18.
9. Canty, D.J. and Zeisel, S.H. (1994): Lecithin and choline in human health and disease. Nutr. Rev., 52, 327-339.
10. Craft, S., Newcomer, J., Kanne, S., Dagogo-Jack, S., Cryer, P., Sheline, Y., Luby, J., Dagogo-Jack, A. and Alderson, A. (1996): Memory improvement following induced hyperinsulinemia in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging, 17, 123-130.
11. Gold, P.E. (1995): Role of glucose in regulating the brain and cognition. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 61, 987S-995S.
12. Gomez-Trolin, C., Gottfries, C.G., Regland, B. and Oreland, L. (1996): Influence of vitamin B., on brain methionine adenosyltransferase activity in senile dementia of trie Alzheimer's type. J. Neural. Transm. Gen. Sect., 103, 861-872.
13. Goodwin, J.S., Goodwin, J.M. and Garry, P.J. (1983): Association between nutritional status and cognitive functioning in a healthy elderly population. J. Am. Med. Ass., 249, 2917-1921.
14. Grantham-McGregor, S. (1995): A review of studies of the effect of severe malnutrition on mental development. J. Nutr., 125, 2233S-2238S.
15. Haboubi, N.Y., Hudson, P.R. and Pathy, M.S. (1990): Measurement of height in the elderly. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 38, 1008-1010.
16. Herbert, V. (1961): Experimental nutritional folate deficiency in man. Trans. Assoc. Am. Physicians, 75, 307-320.
17. Hibbeln, J.R. and Salem, J.R. (1995): Dietary polyunsaturated fats and depression: when cholesterol alone does not satisfy. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 62, 1-9.
18. 12 and folate deficiency more frequent in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease? J. Gerontol. Med. Sci., 52, M76-M79.
19. Kalaria, R.N. and Harik, S.I. (1989): Abnormalities of the glucose transporter at blood-brain barrier and in brain in Alzheimer's disease. Prog. Clin. Biol. Res., 317, 415-421.
20. Kalmijn, S., Feskens, E.J., Launer, L.J. and Kromhout, D. (1997): Polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and cognitive function in very old men. Am. J. Epidemiol., 145, 33-41.
21. Katz, I.R., Beaston-Wimmer, P., Parmelee, P., Friedman, E. and Lawton, M.P. (1993): Failure to thrive in the elderly: exploration of the concept and delineation of psychiatric components. J. Geriatr. Psychiatry Neurol., 6, 161-169.
22. Koehler, K.M. (1994): The New Mexico aging process study. Nutr. Rev., 52. S34-S37.
23. La Rue, A., Koehler, K.M., Wayne, S.J., Chiulli, S.J., Haaland, K.Y. and Garry, P.J. (1997): Nutritional status and cognitive functioning in a normally aging sample: a 6-y reassessment. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 65, 20-29.
24. Lee, I.M. and Paffenbarger, R.S. Jr. (1992): Changes in body weight and longevity. J. Am. Med. Ass., 268, 2045-2049.
25. Lieb, J., Karmali, R. and Horrobin, D. (1983): Elevated levels of prostaglandins E. and thromboxane B- in depression. Prostagland. Leukot. Med., 10, 361-367.
26. Lindenbaum, J., Rosenberg, I.H., Wilsen, P.W., Stabler, S.P. and Allen, R.H. (1994): Prevalence of cobalamin deficiency in the Framingham elderly population. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 60, 2-11.
27. Lissner, L., Odell, P.M., D'Agostino, R.B., Stokes, J. 3d, Kreger, B.E., Belanger, A.J. and Brownell, K.D. (1991): Variability of body weights and health outcomes in the Framingham population. N. Engl. J. Med., 324, 1839-1844.
28. Lucca, A., Lucini, V., Catalano, M., Alfano, M. and Smeraldi, E. (1994): Plasma tryptophan to large neutral amino acids ratio and therapeutic response to a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor. Neuropsychobiology, 29, 108-111.
29. Morrison, L.D., Smith, D.D. and Kish, S.J. (1996): Brain S-adenosylmethionine levels are severely increased in Alzheimer's disease. J. Neurochem., 67, 1238-1331.
30. Muldoon, M.F., Ryan, C.M., Matthews, K.A. and Manuck, S.B. (1997): Serum cholesterol and intellectual performance. Psychosom. Med., 59, 382-387.
31. Nilsson, K., Gustafson, L., Faldt, R., Andersson, A., Brattström, L., Lindgren, A., Israelsson, B. and Hultberg, B. (1996): Hyperhomocysteinemia, a common finding in a psychogeriatric population. Eur. J. Clin. Invest., 26, 853-859.
32. Nitsch, R.M., Blusztajn, J.K., Pittas, A.G., Slack, B.E., Growdon, J.H. and Wurtman, R.J. (1992): Evidence for a membrane defect in Alzheimer disease brain. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89, 1671-1675.
33. Ortega, R.M., Manas, L.R., Andrés, P., Gaspar, M.J., Agudo, F.R., Jiménez, A. and Pascual, T. (1996): Functional and psychic deterioration in elderly people may be aggravated by folate deficiency. J. Nutr., 126, 1992-1999.
34. Posner, B.M., Jette, A.M. Smith, K.W. and Miller, D.R. (1993): Nutrition and health risks in the elderly: the nutrition screening initiative. Am. J. Public Health, 83, 972-978.
35. Rolls, B.J. (1993): Aging and appetite. Nutr. Rev., 50, 122-426.
36. 6, folate and homocysteine to cognitive performance in the Normative Aging Study. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 63, 306-314.
37. Rush, D. (1997): Nutrition screening in old people: its place in a coherent practice of preventive health care. Ann. Rev. Nutr., 17, 101-125.
38. Sarkisian, C.A. and Lachs, M.S. (1996): "Failure to thrive" in older adults. Ann. Intern. Med., 124, 1072-1078.
39. Sulway, M.R., Broe, G.A., Creasey, H., Dent, O.F., Jorn, A.F., Kos, S.C. and Tennant, C.C. (1996): Are malnutrition and stress risk factors for accelerated cognitive decline? A prisoner of war study. Neurology, 46, 650-655.
40. Ueland, P.M., Refsum, H., Stabler, S.P., Malinow, M.R., Andersson, A. and Allen, R.H. (1993): Total homocysteine in plasma or serum: methods and clinical applications. Clin. Chem., 39, 1764-1779.
41. Wallace, J.I., Schwartz, R.S., La Croix, A.Z., Uhlmann, R.F. and Pearlman, R.A. (1995): Involuntary weight loss in older outpatients: incidence and clinical significance. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 13, 329-337.
42. Weinberg, A.D., Pals, J.K., McGlinchey-Berroth, R. and Minaker, K.L. (1994): Indices of dehydration among frail nursing home patients: highly variable but stable over time. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc., 1070-1073.
43. Winick, M. (1969): Malnutrition and brain development. J. Pediatr., 74, 667-679.
44. Wurtman, J.J., Lieberman, H., Tsay, R., Nader, T. and Chen, B. (1988): Calorie and nutrient intakes of elderly and young subjects measured under identical conditions. J. Gerontol. Biol. Sci., 43, B174-B180.
45. Young, S.N. (1986): The clinical psychopharmacology of tryptophan. In: R.J. Wurtman and J.J. Wurtman (eds.): Nutrition and the Brain, Vol. 7, pp. 49-98, Raven Press, New York.
46. Young, S.N. (1993): The use of diet and dietary components in the study of factors controlling affect in humans: a review. J. Psychiatry Neurosci., 18, 235-244.