Acute ingestion of different macronutrients differentially enhances aspects of memory and attention in healthy young adults

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 477-486

  Jones, Emma K ^a   Sünram Lea, Sandra I ^a   Wesnes, Keith A ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive function; Fat; Glucose; Macronutrients; Memory; Protein

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEVERAGE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORKING MEMORY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY;

EID: 84856363036     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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