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Associations of Cognitive Function and Dietary Factors in Elderly Patients with Alzheimer's Disease  

Jung, Kyong-Ah (Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Yo-A (Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Seong-Yoon (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul Asan Medical Center)
Jang, Nam-Soo (Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of Nutrition and Health / v.41, no.8, 2008 , pp. 718-732 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate nutrients or food factors related to cognitive function of elderly having Alzheimer's disease. In this study 38 subjects who were over 65 years old have participated in dementia clinic at A medical center. After they were diagnosed to Alzheimer's Disease (AD) through blood analysis, neuropsychological test, brain image and interview by medical specialist, we examined for their general information, anthropometry, blood pressure and dietary intakes. Dietary intakes were investigated using the 24-hour recall record. Energy intake was adequate and the energy composition of carbohydrate, protein and fat was 60.8 : 16.2 : 23.0, but dietary intakes of calcium, vitamin A and folate were less than 75% of the recommended intake levels for Koreans. The multiple regression analysis adjusted with age, sex and educational level showed that cognitive function was positively related to intakes of zinc, fishes and shellfishes, beans & nuts, sugars and fats, and negatively related to intakes of plant calcium and eggs. These results indicate that intakes of specific nutrients or food groups are associated with the specific domains of cognitive function in elderly with AD.
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease; nutrients; food; cognitive impairment;
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