Neurocognitive Effects of Cocoa and Red-Berries Consumption in Healthy Adults.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, the elderly population has increased at higher rates than any other population group, resulting in an increase in age-related diseases such as neurodegenerative and cognitive impairment. To address this global health problem, it is necessary to search for new dietary strategies that can prevent the main neurocognitive problems associated with the ageing process. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of cocoa flavanols and red berry anthocyanins on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor receptor (NGF-R) and to stablish the possible improvement in cognitive performance by using a battery of neurocognitive tests that included the Verbal Learning Test Spain-Complutense, the Spatial Recall Test 10/36 BRB-N, the Wechsler Ad

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Cordero J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8746322 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature