Nutrition for brain health and cognitive performance / edited by Talitha Best, Louise Dye.
"Public awareness of the role diet plays in brain function has been steadily increasing. This has led to significant development of new products, dietary supplements, functional foods, nutraceuticals and public health recommendations for maintaining brain function. Nutrition for Brain Health an...
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CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1. Big picture: Nutrition for brain health. Good news story: Nutrition for brain health / Talitha Best and Louise Dye ; Nutrition and cognition in the context of ageing: Role of dietary patterns / Valentina A. Andreeva and Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot ; Genetics of brain and cognition and their interactions with dietary and environmental factors / Jose M. Ordovas
- section 2. Process and methods for measuring brain function and cognition. Cognitive assessment: Principles, paradigms and pitfalls / Samrah Ahmed and Celeste A. De Jager ; Measuring mood: Considerations and innovations for nutrition science / Maria A. Polak [and 4 others]
- section 3. The story so far: Foods and nutrition for performance across the lifespan. Glycaemic control and cognition: Evidence across the lifespan / Sandra I. Sünram-Lea, Lauren Owen and Bernadette Robertson ; Role of long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids in cognitive and emotional development / Robert K. McNamara and Christina J. Valentine ; Research on the effects of vitamins and minerals on cognitive function in older adults / Celeste A. De Jager and Samrah Ahmed ; Herbal extracts and nutraceuticals for cognitive performance / Andrew Scholey [and 4 others] ; Flavonoids and cognitive function: Evidence and recommendations from acute and chronic interventions / Daniel J. Lamport and Rebecca J. Kean
- section 4. Technology and brain function. Using technology to improve cognitive function: Fact or fiction? / Wei-Peng Teo ; Use of neuroimaging techniques in the assessment of nutraceuticals for cognitive enhancement: Methodological and interpretative issues / David Alan Camfield and Andrew Scholey ; Evidence, innovations and implications / Louise Dye and Talitha Best.