Behavioural effects of a 10-day Mediterranean diet. Results from a pilot study evaluating mood and cognitive performance

Appetite

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-147

  McMillan, Laura ^a   Owen, Lauren ^a   Kras, Marni ^a   Scholey, Andrew ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Diet; Mediterranean diet; Mood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MOOD; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650736670     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.11.149     Document Type: Article

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