Blood glucose, diet-based glycemic load and cognitive aging among dementia-free older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 471-479

  Seetharaman, Shyam ^a   Andel, Ross ^b,c   McEvoy, Cathy ^b   Aslan, Anna K Dahl ^d,e   Finkel, Deborah ^f   Pedersen, Nancy L ^d,g  

^a St Petersburg College   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c International Clinical Research Center   (Czech Republic)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cognitive aging; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; AGED; AGING; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COGNITION; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84926645157     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu135     Document Type: Article

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