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Diet and Cognition

Diet and Cognition (Adult Population)

The CNP Diet and Cognition Research Category consolidates research exploring the interconnected relationship between dietary intake and cognition. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.

Western diet consumption and cognitive impairment: links to hippocampal dysfunction and obesity

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 10 March 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF
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Prefrontal systems involvement in binge eating

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 10 March 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

In this study, Boeka & Lokken (2011) wanted to find out whether severity of binge eating is related to the impairment of behaviors mediated by the 3 main areas of the prefrontal cortex (PFC of the brain). Participants completed the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe) to assess the neurobehavioral traits associated with the three primary […]

Effects of lutein and Astaxanthin intake on the improvement of cognitive functions among healthy adults: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 10 March 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

The purpose of this 2020 systematic review was to provide an overview of the cognitive effects induced by carotenoid consumption. Nouchi et al. (2020) searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PsychoINFO databases for research papers regarding carotenoid intake which involve healthy, young, middle-aged or older participants, and for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that […]

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