Improved cognitive performance and mental fatigue following a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement with added guaraná (Paullinia cupana)

Appetite

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 506-513

  Kennedy, D O ^a   Haskell, C F ^a   Robertson, B ^a   Reay, J ^a   Brewster Maund, C ^b   Luedemann, J ^b   Maggini, S ^b   Ruf, M ^b   Zangara, A ^a   Scholey, A B ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bayer Consumer Care AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attention; Fatigue; Guaran ; Mental demand; Minerals; Paullinia cupana; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEMAND BATTERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; MINERAL INTAKE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAULLINIA; PAULLINIA CUPANA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL FATIGUE; MINERALS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAULLINIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 39749166910     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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