Effects of acute blueberry flavonoids on mood in children and young adults

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Khalid, Sundus ^a   Barfoot, Katie L ^a   May, Gabrielle ^a   Lamport, Daniel J ^a   Reynolds, Shirley A ^a   Williams, Claire M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Blueberries; Children; Cognition; Depression; Dysphoria; Flavonoid; Mood; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; FLAVONOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BLUEBERRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED FLANKER TASK; MOOD; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; RAVEN COLOURED PROGRESSIVE MATRICES; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; TEST OF WORD READING EFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FRUIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VACCINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; BLUEBERRY PLANTS; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85013478350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9020158     Document Type: Article

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