Diet quality is associated with better cognitive test performance among aging men and women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1944-1949

  Wengreen, Heidi J ^a   Neilson, Chailyn ^a   Munger, Ron ^a   Corcoran, Chris ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 70349336864     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.106427     Document Type: Article

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