The association between the mediterranean dietary pattern and cognitive health: A systematic review

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Aridi, Yasmine S ^a   Walker, Jacqueline L ^a   Wright, Olivia R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Alzheimer s disease; Cognition; Cognitive function; Dementia; Diet; Mediterranean; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MORTALITY RISK; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85021645789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9070674     Document Type: Review

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