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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2019

Nutrients in the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.

Anna Laura Cremonini, Irene Caffa, Michele Cea, Alessio Nencioni, Patrizio Odetti, Fiammetta Monacelli

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In one paragraph

Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
55citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Association between dietary inflammatory index score and incident dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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  16. Association BetweenInfection and drug resistance · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna Laura CremoniniDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8691-2371
Irene CaffaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Michele CeaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1530-6729
Alessio NencioniDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Patrizio OdettiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9559-7273
Fiammetta MonacelliDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Section of Geriatrics, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-7252
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a disease caused by the complex interaction of multiple mechanisms, some of which are still not fully understood. To date, pharmacological treatments and supplementation of individual nutrients have been poorly effective in terms of the prevention and treatment of AD, while alternative strategies based on multimodal approaches (diet, exercise, and cognitive training) seem to be more promising. In this context, the focus on dietary patterns rather than on single food components could be more useful in preventing or counteracting the pathological processes typical of AD, thanks to the potential synergistic effects of various nutrients (neuronutrients). The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the currently existing preclinical and clinical evidence regarding the Mediterranean diet (MeDi), the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, and the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet, which are three dietary patterns with well-known anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Recently, they have been related to brain protection and AD prevention, perhaps thanks to their high content of neuroprotective bioactive compounds. Similarly, intermittent fasting (IF) or calorie restriction (CR) is emerging as interesting approaches that seem to promote hippocampal neurogenesis, activate adaptive stress response systems, and enhance neuronal plasticity, thus leading to motor and cognitive improvements in animal models of AD and hopefully also in human beings.

Indexed as

Diet, MediterraneanAlzheimer DiseaseHumansNutrientsNutrients

Identifiers

PMID31565158
PMCPMC6746160
OpenAlexW2972216479

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