ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Green tea and coffee intake and risk of cognitive decline in older adults: the National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Longitudinal Study of Aging.
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- Tea consumption and risk of incident dementia: A prospective cohort study of 377 592 UK Biobank participants.Translational psychiatry · 2022Article
- Association of Alcohol Types, Coffee, and Tea Intake with Risk of Dementia: Prospective Cohort Study of UK Biobank Participants.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Prospective Associations of Tea Consumption With Risk of Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: A 1-Year Follow-Up Study in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Other Lifestyle Factors in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Green Tea Suppresses Brain Aging.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- Tea and coffee consumption, cognitive impairment and prognosis in older inhabitants.EXCLI journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between green tea and coffee intake and cognitive decline in older adults.
designA prospective cohort study. The average intake of green tea and coffee in the previous year was assessed through a dietitian interview using a dietary questionnaire. A Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was conducted up to six times biennially. Cognitive decline was screened using the MMSE; its incidence was defined as the first time a score of <27 points was obtained in a biennial test from the baseline. Hazard ratios for incidence of cognitive decline were estimated according to the intake of the two beverages using multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression, controlling for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.
settingThe National Institute for Longevity Sciences, Longitudinal Study of Aging (NILS-LSA) in Japan.
participantsMen (n 620) and women (n 685), aged 60-85 years, from the NILS-LSA.
resultsDuring a mean of 5·3 (sd 2·9) years of follow-up, 432 incident cases of cognitive decline were observed. Compared with participants who consumed green tea <once/d, the multivariable hazard ratio (95 % CI) was 0·70 (0·45, 1·06), 0·71 (0·52, 0·97) and 0·72 (0·54, 0·98) among those who consumed green tea once/d, 2-3 times/d and ≥4 times/d, respectively (Ptrend < 0·05). No significant association was found between coffee intake and cognitive decline.
conclusionsThe intake of green tea, but not coffee, was shown to reduce the risk of cognitive decline in older adults.
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