Age-Related Cognitive Decline May Be Moderated by Frequency of Specific Food Products Consumption.

Aleksandra Bramorska, Wanda Zarzycka, Wiktoria Podolecka, Katarzyna Kuc, Aneta Brzezicka

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aleksandra BramorskaSWPS Institute of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1276-3449

Wanda ZarzyckaSWPS Institute of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.

Wiktoria PodoleckaSWPS Institute of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.

Katarzyna KucSWPS Institute of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1474-8410

Aneta BrzezickaSWPS Institute of Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 03-815 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1950-4180

Uniwersytet SWPS · PLPolish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology · PL

Funding

University of Social Sciences and Humanities SWPS 012/RID/2018/19University of Social Sciences and Humanities SWPS WP/2018/A/90

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our study aimed to evaluate whether the type of food products and the frequency of their consumption are associated with cognitive functioning in younger and older adults. The impact of diets that are high in added sugars and saturated fat on cognitive functioning, especially on memory, was at the center of our interest. Participants in the study were 204 healthy adults (aged 20-55) who performed a multitasking cognitive test and completed dietary and psychological questionnaires. Stepwise regression analysis with age and food consumption patterns as predictors, and the cognitive task performance as a dependent variable, revealed that cognitive task performance worsened with age. However, we found that the frequency of consuming different types of foods (healthy versus unhealthy dietary patterns) moderates the effects of age on cognitive functioning. Red meat and animal fat consumption were negatively correlated with cognitive performance, and this relation was dependent on the age of our participants. Conversely, white meat and fish consumption were positively related to memory. Different indices of dietary patterns (both positive and negative) were stronger predictors of cognitive performance in the older adult group. We interpret our results as evidence that diet may be a protective (or worsening) factor in age-related cognitive decline.

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CognitionFeeding BehaviorMemoryAdultAge FactorsCognitive AgingCognitive DysfunctionDietDiet, HealthyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritive ValueProtective FactorsRisk Assessmentarithmetic abilitiescognitive agingcognitive functioningFatigue Assessment Scale (FAS)food consumptionhealthy dietmemorythe SynWin multitasking taskWestern diet

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PMID34444664

DOI10.3390/nu13082504

PMCPMC8399560

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