Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Cognitive Abilities in the Greek Cohort of Epirus Health Study.

Autor:	Koutsonida M; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece., Kanellopoulou A; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece., Markozannes G; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece., Gousia S; Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece., Doumas MT; Ioannina Medical Care, 45333 Ioannina, Greece., Sigounas DE; Ioannina Medical Care, 45333 Ioannina, Greece., Tzovaras VT; Ioannina Medical Care, 45333 Ioannina, Greece., Vakalis K; Ioannina Medical Care, 45333 Ioannina, Greece., Tzoulaki I; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK., Evangelou E; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK., Rizos EC; Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece.; School of Medicine, European University of Cyprus, 2408 Nicosia, Cyprus., Ntzani E; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.; Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.; Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of Ioannina, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece., Aretouli E; Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.; School of the Social Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45500 Ioannina, Greece., Tsilidis KK; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nutrients [Nutrients] 2021 Sep 25; Vol. 13 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 25.
DOI:	10.3390/nu13103363
Abstrakt:	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.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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