ReviewNPJ science of food2017
Food for thought: how nutrition impacts cognition and emotion.
Review in NPJ science of food, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 109 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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109 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 253 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional modulation of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of clinical and preclinical evidence.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Berry Consumption and Its Role in the Modulation of Obesity and Mild Cognitive Impairment.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- The Relationship between Whole-Grain Intake and Measures of Cognitive Decline, Mood, and Anxiety-A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Nutritional interventions to support acute mTBI recovery.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Acute Impact of Dietary Pattern and Walking on Postprandial Attention, Mood, and Satiety in Older Adults: A Randomized Crossover Trial.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- A Parent-Focused Intervention Programme to Promote Socio-Emotional Well-Being of Preschool Children: "Hug and Change".Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Building Toward Better Housing for Canadians With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- "It Matters Who Defines It"-Defining Nutrition through American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Worldviews.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- Estradiol Replacement Modulates Synaptic Transmission-Related Proteins in the Hippocampus of Ovariectomized Rats: An Exploratory Proteomic Approach.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Article
- Nutrient patterns in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: a case-control study.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- The interaction of diet-induced obesity and chronic stress in a mouse model of menopause.Hormones and behavior · 2026Article
- Brain Foods: A Narrative Review of Food Items and Their Impact on Cognition over the Life Course.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Maternal Acrylamide Exposure Modulates Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons in the Subiculum and Hippocampus of Rat Offspring.Biomolecules · 2026Article
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- School food environment interventions for health and sustainability.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Meal-specific dietary patterns relate to memory functioning.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The relationship between parental feeding practices and children's health-related quality of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- High‑fat diet and cognitive dysfunction: Mechanistic insights into diet‑induced neurodegeneration (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
More than one-third of American adults are obese and statistics are similar worldwide. Caloric intake and diet composition have large and lasting effects on cognition and emotion, especially during critical periods in development, but the neural mechanisms for these effects are not well understood. A clear understanding of the cognitive-emotional processes underpinning desires to over-consume foods can assist more effective prevention and treatments of obesity. This review addresses recent work linking dietary fat intake and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid dietary imbalance with inflammation in developing, adult, and aged brains. Thus, early-life diet and exposure to stress can lead to cognitive dysfunction throughout life and there is potential for early nutritional interventions (e.g., with essential micronutrients) for preventing these deficits. Likewise, acute consumption of a high-fat diet primes the hippocampus to produce a potentiated neuroinflammatory response to a mild immune challenge, causing memory deficits. Low dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids can also contribute to depression through its effects on endocannabinoid and inflammatory pathways in specific brain regions leading to synaptic phagocytosis by microglia in the hippocampus, contributing to memory loss. However, encouragingly, consumption of fruits and vegetables high in polyphenolics can prevent and even reverse age-related cognitive deficits by lowering oxidative stress and inflammation. Understanding relationships between diet, cognition, and emotion is necessary to uncover mechanisms involved in and strategies to prevent or attenuate comorbid neurological conditions in obese individuals.
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