O4-05-01: Caloric intake, but not the Mediterranean diet, is associated with cognition and mild cognitive impairment

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. S691-S691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Cherbuin ◽  
Rajeev Kumar ◽  
Kaarin Anstey
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of a Mediterranean diet and culinary index (MediCul) tool in an older population with mild cognitive impairment

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (10) ◽  
pp. 1189-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Radd-Vagenas ◽  
Maria A. Fiatarone Singh ◽  
Michael Inskip ◽  
Yorgi Mavros ◽  
Nicola Gates ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Systematic Bias ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

AbstractDementia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality without pharmacologic prevention or cure. Mounting evidence suggests that adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern may slow cognitive decline, and is important to characterise in at-risk cohorts. Thus, we determined the reliability and validity of the Mediterranean Diet and Culinary Index (MediCul), a new tool, among community-dwelling individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A total of sixty-eight participants (66 % female) aged 75·9 (sd 6·6) years, from the Study of Mental and Resistance Training study MCI cohort, completed the fifty-item MediCul at two time points, followed by a 3-d food record (FR). MediCul test–retest reliability was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), Bland–Altman plots and κ agreement within seventeen dietary element categories. Validity was assessed against the FR using the Bland–Altman method and nutrient trends across MediCul score tertiles. The mean MediCul score was 54·6/100·0, with few participants reaching thresholds for key Mediterranean foods. MediCul had very good test–retest reliability (ICC=0·93, 95 % CI 0·884, 0·954, P<0·0001) with fair-to-almost-perfect agreement for classifying elements within the same category. Validity was moderate with no systematic bias between methods of measurement, according to the regression coefficient (y=−2·30+0·17x) (95 % CI −0·027, 0·358; P=0·091). MediCul over-estimated the mean FR score by 6 %, with limits of agreement being under- and over-estimated by 11 and 23 %, respectively. Nutrient trends were significantly associated with increased MediCul scoring, consistent with a Mediterranean pattern. MediCul provides reliable and moderately valid information about Mediterranean diet adherence among older individuals with MCI, with potential application in future studies assessing relationships between diet and cognitive function.

scholarly journals Dietary Intake, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Caloric Intake in Huntington’s Disease: A Review

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2946
Author(s):  
Christiana C. Christodoulou ◽  
Christiana A. Demetriou ◽  
Eleni Zamba-Papanicolaou
Keyword(s):  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Diet Adherence ◽  
Mediterranean Diet Adherence ◽  
Disease Rating ◽  
The Mediterranean

Decades of research and experimental studies have investigated Huntington’s disease (HD), a rare neurodegenerative disease. Similarly, several studies have investigated whether high/moderate adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and specific macro and micronutrients can decrease cognitive loss and provide a neuroprotective function to neurons. This review systematically identifies and examines studies that have investigated Mediterranean Diet adherence, micro- and macronutrients, supplementation and caloric intake in people with HD, in order to identify if dietary exposures resulted in improvement of disease symptoms, a delay in age of onset or if they contributed to an earlier age of onset in people with HD. A systematic search of PubMed, Directory of open access journal and HubMed was performed independently by two reviewers using specific search terms criteria for studies. The identified abstracts were screened and the studies were included in the review if they satisfied predetermined inclusion criteria. Reference screening of included studies was also performed. A total of 18 studies were included in the review. A few studies found that patients who had high/moderate adherence to Mediterranean Diet showed a slight improvement in their Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale and Total Functional Capacity. In addition, people with HD who had high Mediterranean Diet adherence showed an improvement in both cognitive and motor scores and had a better quality of life compared to patients who had low Mediterranean Diet adherence. Furthermore, a few studies showed that supplementation with specific nutrients, such as triheaptanoin, L-acetyl-carnitine and creatine, had no beneficial effect on the patients’ Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale score. A few studies suggest that the Mediterranean Diet may confer a motor and cognitive benefit to people with HD. Unfortunately, there was little consistency among study findings. It is important for more research to be conducted to have a better understanding of which dietary exposures are beneficial and may result delaying age of onset or disease progression in people with HD.

Mediterranean diet, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 6-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Panza ◽  
Cristiano Capurso ◽  
Alessia D’Introno ◽  
Anna M. Colacicco ◽  
Angelo Del Parigi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mediterranean Diet

scholarly journals Mediterranean Diet and Mild Cognitive Impairment

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Scarmeas ◽  
Yaakov Stern ◽  
Richard Mayeux ◽  
Jennifer J. Manly ◽  
Nicole Schupf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mediterranean Diet

scholarly journals Effectiveness of different dietary strategies in the management of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities

2021 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. e253
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Jamka ◽  
Maria Wasiewicz-Gajdzis ◽  
Jarosław Walkowiak
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Good Alternative ◽  
Dietary Adherence ◽  
Central European ◽  
Dietary Strategy ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Dietary Strategies

The prevalence of obesity has been increasing worldwide; however, the optimal dietary strategy for improving anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters remains unknown. This review discusses the effectiveness of popular diets in the management of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities. The differences among popular diets are small and associated with dietary adherence and caloric intake. The Mediterranean diet is most effective in facilitating weight loss and improving cardiometabolic parameters, although the Central European diet seems to be a good alternative.

Caloric Intake, Aging, and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Population-Based Study (P04.211)

Neurology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (Meeting Abstracts 1) ◽  
pp. P04.211-P04.211
Author(s):  
Y. Geda ◽  
M. Ragossnig ◽  
L. Roberts ◽  
R. Roberts ◽  
V. Pankratz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study

O3-11-06: Caloric intake and the risk of mild cognitive impairment: A population-based cohort study

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (7S_Part_5) ◽  
pp. P246-P246
Author(s):  
Janina Krell-Roesch ◽  
Anna Pink ◽  
Rosebud O. Roberts ◽  
Michelle M. Mielke ◽  
Teresa J. Christianson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Caloric Intake ◽  
Population Based

scholarly journals Mediterranean Natural Extracts Improved Cognitive Behavior in Zebrafish and Healthy Rats and Ameliorated LPS-induced Cognitive Impairment in a Sex Dependent Manner

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Pusceddu ◽  
Julia Hernandez-Baixauli ◽  
Francesc Puiggrós ◽  
Lluis Arola ◽  
Antoni Caimari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Object ◽  
Natural Extracts ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Background: Several findings suggest neuroinflammation as a contributing factor for the onset of psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and anxiety. There is increasing evidence pointing out that the Mediterranean diet influences brain and behavior. Mediterranean herbs and spices have been shown to be within those components of the Mediterranean diet involved in cognitive enhancement. Thus, we investigated the influence of Mediterranean natural extracts (MNE), Rosemary extract (RE) and Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract (GGRE), on cognitive behavior. Results: Adult zebrafish were exposed to RE or GGRE (100 and 250 mg/L) treatments. Both MNE improved memory retention during the T-maze test, although no improvements were observed during the novel object preference. Similarly, chronic administration of RE (150 mg/Kg) and GGRE (150 mg/Kg) improved, respectively, spatial and retention memory, as assessed by the Morris Water Maze (MWM), and the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM) in healthy male rats. However, no improvements were observed during the novel object recognition. Finally, male, and female rats were chronically treated with lipopolysaccharide [(LPS) 300 ug/kg] and orally administered with RE. Interestingly, RE reversed LPS-induced cognitive deficit during the MWM and EPM in female rats. Conclusions: We found that MNE improved cognition in both zebrafish and rats. Moreover, MNE rescued LPS-induced cognitive impairment in a gender-specific manner. Therefore, our study supports the view that zebrafish represent a valuable preclinical model for drug discovery in neuroscience. These findings contribute to an exciting and growing body of research suggesting that MNE may play an important role in the prevention of cognitive impairment.

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