The impact of the mediterranean diet on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Advances in Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 571-586

  Loughrey, David G ^a   Lavecchia, Sara ^a   Brennan, Sabina ^a   Lawlor, Brian A ^a   Kelly, Michelle E ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Healthy older adults; Mediterranean diet; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; SEMANTIC MEMORY; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VELOCITY; WORKING MEMORY; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85024380931     PISSN: 21618313     EISSN: 21565376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/an.117.015495     Document Type: Review

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