The effects of breakfast and breakfast composition on cognition in adults

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 576S-589S

  Galioto, Rachel ^a   Spitznagel, Mary Beth ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakfast; Cognitive function; Dietary intake; Dietary patterns; Fasting; Memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DIET; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEAL; MEMORY; METABOLISM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; ATTENTION; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREAKFAST; COGNITION; DIET; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84971440051     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.115.010231     Document Type: Article

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