Diet and cognitive decline at middle age: The role of antioxidants

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1410-1417

  Nooyens, Astrid C J ^a   Milder, Ivon E J ^a   Van Gelder, Boukje M ^a   Bueno De Mesquita, H Bas ^a,b,c,d   Van Boxtel, Martin P J ^e   Verschuren, W M Monique ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cognitive decline; Cohort studies; Middle aged populations

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FLAVONOID; LIGNAN; XANTHOPHYLL; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DECLINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STROOP TEST; VITAMIN INTAKE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIGNANS; LUTEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84929833367     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114515000720     Document Type: Article

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