Diet, nutrition and the ageing brain: Current evidence and new directions

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 152-163

  Moore, Katie ^a   Hughes, Catherine F ^a   Ward, Mary ^a   Hoey, Leane ^a   McNulty, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; B vitamins; Cognition; Depression; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYPHENOL; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN;

AGING; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIET; DISABILITY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; BRAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG THERAPY; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYPHENOLS; VITAMINS;

EID: 85047275771     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665117004177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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