Dietary Diversity Is Associated With Memory Status in Chinese Adults: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Subjective memory complaints are common in elderly people. Nutrition plays an important role in keeping brain health, however, the evidence on dietary diversity and subjective memory status is limited. This study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary diversity score (DDS) on memory status in Chinese adults in a prospective cohort study.

Methods

Data of the China Health and Nutrition Survey was used in this study. A total of 4356 participants aged 50 years or older were enrolled in the analysis. DDS was calculated based on the dietary recall data collected in the wave of 2011. Information on self-report memory status (OK, good, or bad) and memory change in the past 12 months (stayed the same, improved, or deteriorated) were obtained from the wave of 20

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7494158 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature