SynthesisNutrients2016
Meta-Analysis of Milk Consumption and the Risk of Cognitive Disorders.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between dairy intake and multiple health outcomes: a scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of berry-based supplements and foods on cognitive function: a systematic review.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Dietary Factors and Neurodegenerative Disorders: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Prospective Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Perspective: The Role of Beverages as a Source of Nutrients and Phytonutrients.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Milk and Other Dairy Products on the Risk of Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Cognitive Performance Decline in the Elderly: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Role of milk and dairy intake in cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition journal · 2018Pooled it
- Association between tea consumption and risk of cognitive disorders: A dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.Oncotarget · 2017Pooled it
- Augmenting Cognitive Function in the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment Using ProbioticNutrients · 2025Trial
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- Effect of the Casein-Derived Peptide Met-Lys-Pro on Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Adults Without Dementia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Trial
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- Rational design of k-casein peptides to modulate GSK-3B dynamics for Alzheimer's therapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Dairy intake and cognitive function in older adults in three cohorts: a mendelian randomization study.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
- Association between the Intake/Type of Cheese and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
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- Dairy products and brain structure in French older adults.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Effect of dairy consumption on cognition in older adults: A population-based cohort study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
- Association of sugar intake from different sources with incident dementia in the prospective cohort of UK Biobank participants.Nutrition journal · 2023Article
- Federal Food Program Participation and Beverage Intake Among Families With Low Household Income.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
The association between milk intake and cognitive disorders has been investigated in several epidemiological studies, but the findings are still conflicting. No quantitative assessment has been performed to evaluate the potential relationship of milk intake and cognitive disorders. From the inception to October 2016, the PubMed and the Embase databases were searched for observational studies reporting the association of milk consumption and cognitive disorders (Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cognitive decline/impairment). A generic inverse-variance random-effects method was used to pool the Odds Ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the highest compared with the lowest level of milk intake. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were used to assess the heterogeneity between subgroups. We identified seven articles involving a total of 10,941 participants. The highest level of milk consumption was significantly associated with a decreased risk of cognitive disorders, and the pooled OR (95% CI) was 0.72 (0.56, 0.93), with evidence of significant heterogeneity (
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