Caffeine and alcohol intakes and overall nutrient adequacy are associated with longitudinal cognitive performance among U.S. adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 890-901

  Beydoun, May A ^a   Gamaldo, Alyssa A ^a,b   Beydoun, Hind A ^c   Tanaka, Toshiko ^a   Tucker, Katherine L ^d   Talegawkar, Sameera A ^e   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a   Zonderman, Alan B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; PYRIDOXINE; SODIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRIENT ADEQUACY SCORE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; UNITED STATES; VERBAL FLUENCY TEST; VERBAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; CAFFEINE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD QUALITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901340562     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.113.189027     Document Type: Article

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