Dietary glycaemic index and cognitive function: prospective associations in adults of the 1946 British birth cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence suggests that the rate of glucose release following consumption of carbohydrate-containing foods, defined as the glycaemic index (GI), is inversely associated with cognitive function. To date, most of the evidence stems from either single-meal studies or highly heterogeneous cohort studies. We aimed to study the prospective associations of diet GI at age 53 years with outcomes of verbal memory and letter search tests at age 69 years and rate of decline between 53 and 69 years.

Design

Longitudinal population-based birth cohort study.

Setting

MRC National Survey for Health and Development.

Participants

Cohort members (n 1252).

Results

Using multivariable linear and logistic regression, adjusted for potential confounders, associations of

SUBMITTER: Philippou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6906611 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature