Fruits, Vegetables, and Their Components and Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Review

Food Reviews International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 409-440

  Dunham, Ashley ^a   Johnson, Elizabeth Judith ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; diet; mild cognitive impairment; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; COGNITIVE DECLINE; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; DEMENTIA; FRUIT AND VEGETABLES; HEALTHY DIET; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS (MCI);

FRUITS; NUTRITION; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84884220144     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2013.818015     Document Type: Review

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