Long-term association of vegetable and fruit intake with risk of dementia in Japanese older adults: the Hisayama study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several prospective Western studies have reported an inverse association of vegetable and fruit intake with dementia risk. However, there is limited epidemiologic evidence in Asians. This study investigated the association of intakes of vegetables, fruits, and their nutrients on the risk of incident dementia and its subtypes in a Japanese community.

Methods

A total of 1071 participants (452 men and 619 women) aged ≥60 years without dementia at baseline were prospectively followed up for 24 years. Intakes of vegetables, fruits, and nutrients were evaluated using a 70-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire at baseline and were categorized into quartiles separately by gender. The outcome measure was the development of dementia and its subtypes-namely, Alz

SUBMITTER: Kimura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962464 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature