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ReviewCureus2020

Can Nutritional Adequacy Help Evade Neurodegeneration in Older Age? A Review.

Uvie Ajibawo-Aganbi, Sania Saleem, Seyad Zulficar Ali Khan, Swathi Veliginti, Maria V Perez Bastidas, Rayan M Lungba, Ivan Cancarevic

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Review in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

7 authors.

Uvie Ajibawo-AganbiHealth Sciences, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Sania SaleemInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Seyad Zulficar Ali KhanInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Swathi VeligintiInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Maria V Perez BastidasPulmonary Research Department, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Rayan M LungbaInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Ivan CancarevicInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an increase in susceptibility to chronic and debilitating diseases with aging. The reason for the underlying neuronal degeneration and normal aging of the brain remains elusive. Different research studies have been conducted to discover how the brain degenerates and the importance of vitamins' role in the neurocognitive decline. Comprehensive literature research was conducted using all relevant data available from PubMed and Google scholar for this article. There has been evidence linking the consumption of essential nutrients to preventing the disease conditions that result in cognitive decline. This article provides the latest scientific advances specific to how dietary nutrients and non-nutrient may affect cognitive aging. An adequate supply of nutrients like vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B12, vitamin E, essential fatty acid (omega-3 fatty acid), and flavonoids play a vital role in ensuring healthy aging, enhancing memory, and strengthening neuroprotection. These nutrients help in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's. We recommend more research studies to determine the underlying mechanism of how these essential nutrients work in the prevention of cognitive decline. These studies will help provide the evidence needed for new dietary recommendations for combating these diseases that often affect aging patients.

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brain degenerationneurodegenerationnutrition

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PMID33062461
PMCPMC7556684

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