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In pursuit of healthy aging: Effects of nutrition on brain function
This 2021 article highlights the importance of diet in maintaining health, particularly as people age. Specifically diets high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory potential (those found in nuts, fruits, vegetables, and fish) have been implicated in the reduction of age-related cognitive decline and the risk of degenerative disease development. While there have been many studies published in the past decade that address the impact of diet on health, this present paper reviewed the data on the role of diet and nutrition in aging and age-related cognitive decline. The authors discuss the relevance of macronutrients and micronutrients in this area of research and provide an overview of how the gut microbiota-gut-brain axis (the connection between gut, its microbiota, and the brain) along with nutrition can influence brain function in general and cognitive processes. For enhancing cognitive functioning, the dietary interventions that show therapeutic potential include those designed to optimize macro- and micronutrient levels, as well as those that attempt to maximize functioning of the microbiota-gut-brain axis. [NPID: nutrition, diet, macronutrients, nutrients, micronutrients, aging, cognition, cognitive function, antioxidants, gut microbiota, brain]
Year: 2021
