Higher Cognitive Performance Is Prospectively Associated with Healthy Dietary Choices: The Maine Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Few studies have examined whether cognitive function predicts dietary intake. The majority of research has focused on how diet can influence cognitive performance or risk for cognitive impairment in later life. The aim of this study was to examine prospective relationships between cognitive performance and dietary intake in participants of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.

Design

A prospective study with neuropsychological testing at baseline and nutritional assessments measured a mean of 18 years later.

Setting

Community-dwelling individuals residing in central New York state.

Participants

333 participants free of dementia and stroke.

Measurements

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was assessed at baseline and dietary intake wa

SUBMITTER: Crichton GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752127 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature