The impact of nutrition on cognition in the elderly

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 893-904

  Van Dyk, Kathleen ^a   Sano, Mary ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia Cognitive Impairment; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; ISOFLAVONE; MALIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYPHENOL; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; RESVERATROL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 33947610019     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9241-5     Document Type: Review

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