Fruit and vegetable intake and cognitive decline in middle-aged men and women: The Doetinchem Cohort Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 752-761

  Nooyens, Astrid C J ^a   Bueno De Mesquita, H Bas ^a   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^b   Van Gelder, Boukje M ^a   Verhagen, Hans ^a   Verschuren, W M Monique ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Cohort studies; Fruits and vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CABBAGE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; NETHERLANDS; NUT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ROOT VEGETABLE; VEGETABLE;

COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 80053043564     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511001024     Document Type: Article

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