Blood glucose, diet-based glycemic load and cognitive aging among dementia-free older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although evidence indicates that Type II Diabetes is related to abnormal brain aging, the influence of elevated blood glucose on long-term cognitive change is unclear. In addition, the relationship between diet-based glycemic load and cognitive aging has not been extensively studied. The focus of this study was to investigate the influence of diet-based glycemic load and blood glucose on cognitive aging in older adults followed for up to 16 years.

Methods

Eight-hundred and thirty-eight cognitively healthy adults aged ≥50 years (M = 63.1, SD = 8.3) from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging were studied. Mixed effects growth models were utilized to assess overall performance and change in general cognitive functioning, perceptual speed, memory, verbal ability, a

SUBMITTER: Seetharaman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447796 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature