微量营养素补充在促进拉丁美洲认知健康衰老中的作用:基于证据的共识声明
Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-Almeida1, Carlos A Cano Gutiérrez2, Luiz R Ramos3
1Medical Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Nutrients
|August 14, 2025
概括
多种维生素和矿物质补充剂 (MVMs) 可以帮助拉丁美洲的老年人通过弥合营养差距来保持认知健康. 有证据表明,MVM可以改善记忆和认知,支持健康的衰老.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 营养神经科学 营养神经科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认知能力下降是拉丁美洲的一个重大公共卫生问题,由人口老龄化和广泛的微量营养素缺乏症加剧.
- 老年人经常无法满足日常微量营养素需求,增加轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的风险.
研究的目的:
- 建立专家共识,多维生素和矿物质补充剂 (MVMs) 在支持拉丁美洲的认知健康衰老中的作用.
- 在老年人群中确定认知功能和大脑健康的关键微量营养素.
主要方法:
- 采用了经过修改的Delphi方法,涉及9名专家小组 (老年病,神经病,营养).
- 该过程包括文献审查,专家讨论和结构化的投票,以在关键陈述上达成共识.
主要成果:
- 在14个陈述上达成共识,突出了神经生物学,生活方式和社会经济因素对认知衰老的影响.
- 专家们确定了B组合体,C,D,E维生素和矿物质 (,,,铜,铁,) 常见的不足,这些矿物质对认知至关重要.
- 包括COSMOS-Mind试验在内的证据支持MVM用于改善记忆,全球认知,并可能将认知衰老降低多达两年.
结论:
- 在拉丁美洲的老年人中,MVM是支持认知健康衰老的可行和可访问的策略,特别是当饮食摄入量是一个问题时.
- 制定特定区域的指导方针,公共卫生倡议和有针对性的研究对于优化MVM利益和解决健康不平等至关重要.
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