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http://dx.doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2016.49.5.313

Food and nutrient intake status of Korean elderly by degree of cognitive function  

Kim, Hye-Young (Department of Food & Nutrition, Yongin University)
Lee, Jung-Sug (Department of Food & Nutrition, Kookmin University)
Youn, Jong-Chul (Department of Neuropsychiatry, Gyeonggi Provincial Hospital for the Elderly)
Chang, Moon-Jeong (Department of Food & Nutrition, Kookmin University)
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Journal of Nutrition and Health / v.49, no.5, 2016 , pp. 313-322 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the relationship among cognitive function, nutrition screening initiative (NSI) score, and food intake status. Methods: A total of 409 subjects aged over 60 years were recruited from the Yongin dementia prevention and control center. Mini Mental State Examination Dementia Screening (MMSE-DS) method was used to assess the cognitive function of the subjects. Information on health related behaviors and food intake was collected by face to face interview using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaires included the NSI DETERMINE checklist, food intake sheets by 24 hr recall method and by semi-quantified food frequency questionnaire. Results: Subjects were divided into low cognitive or normal groups according to the MMSE-DS result. The prevalence of low cognitive function in the subjects was 25.7%. The low cognitive group exercised less and had higher nutritional health risk than the normal group. The low cognitive group had lower consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acid and higher tendency of thiamin, riboflavin, and iron deficiency. The low cognitive group had less frequency of eating mackerel, pepper, tangerine, and watermelon and higher frequency of eating white rice and cookies than the normal group. Conclusion: The results of this study imply that the cognitive function of elderly is related to exercise behavior, nutritional health risk, and food and nutrient intake status.
Keywords
cognitive function; exercise; nutritional health risk; food and nutrient intake;
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