Effects of zinc supplementation on cognitive function in healthy middle-aged and older adults: The ZENITH study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 752-760

  Maylor, Elizabeth A ^a   Simpson, Ellen E A ^b   Secker, David L ^c   Meunier, Nathalie ^d   Andriollo Sanchez, Maud ^e   Polito, Angela ^f   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^b   McConville, Chris ^b   O'Connor, Jacqueline M ^b   Coudray, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMBRIDGE COGNITION   (United Kingdom)

^d National Institute of Agronomical Research   (France)

^e UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^f ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cambridge Automated Neuropsychological Test Battery; Zinc: Cognition

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; AGING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; ZINC;

EID: 33947531995     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20061911     Document Type: Article

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