Adherence to Mediterranean diet and cognitive abilities in the Greek cohort of Epirus Health Study
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Abstract
The Mediterranean diet is commonly proposed as a major modifiable protective factor that may delay cognitive impairment in the elderly. The aim of the study was to investigate the cross-sectional association of adherence to the Mediterranean diet with cognitive abilities in a younger Greek population. A total of 1201 healthy adults aged 21–77 years (mean: 47.8) from the Epirus Health Study cohort were included in the analysis. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was measured using the 14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) and cognition was measured using the Trail Making Test, the Verbal Fluency test and the Logical Memory test. Statistical analysis was performed using multiple linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption and physical activity. Overall, no association was found between the MEDAS score and cognitive tests, which could be explained by the young mean age and high level of education of the participants. Future studies should target young and middle-aged individuals to gain further understanding of the association between Mediterranean diet and cognition in this age group.
Date Issued
2021-09-25
Date Acceptance
2021-09-22
Citation
Nutrients, 2021, 13 (10)
ISSN
2072-6643
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MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Nutrients
Volume
13
Issue
10
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mediterranean diet
cognition
middle-aged
cross-sectional
memory
executive functions
cognitive abilities
nutrition
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PATTERNS
IMPAIRMENT
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Mediterranean diet
cognition
cognitive abilities
cross-sectional
executive functions
memory
middle-aged
nutrition
0908 Food Sciences
1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 3363