坚果消费与意大利南部成年人的认知状态有关
Justyna Godos1,2, Francesca Giampieri3,4,5,6, Evelyn Frias-Toral7
1Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Nutrients
|February 13, 2025
概括
较高的坚果消费与老年人更好的认知功能有关. 这项研究发现,定期摄入坚果与意大利老年人认知障碍的患病率降低有关.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 认知健康 认知健康
背景情况:
- 坚果消费被研究为减轻认知衰退的潜在因素.
- 之前的研究表明,在老年人群中,饮食和大脑健康之间存在联系.
研究的目的:
- 研究意大利老年人总和特定坚果摄入量与认知状况之间的关联.
- 为了确定较高的坚果消费是否与更好的认知表现相关.
主要方法:
- 在883名50岁以上的意大利成年人中进行了横截面研究.
- 食物频率调查问卷评估了坚果的消费; 简短的便携式精神状态调查问卷评估了认知状态.
- 多变量逻辑回归分析了坚果摄入量与认知状态之间的关系,控制了混因素.
主要成果:
- 较高的坚果总摄入量 (中位数为11.7g/天) 与较低的认知状况受损 (OR=0.35) 患病率显著相关.
- 这种关联在调整为遵守地中海饮食后 (OR=0.32) 仍然显著.
- 在特定类型的坚果和认知状态之间没有发现显著的联系.
结论:
- 习惯性食用坚果与老年人认知状况的改善有关.
- 鼓励坚果摄入量可能是支持老年人认知健康的饮食策略.
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