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Cognitive impairment in rats fed high-fat diets: a specific effect of saturated fatty-acid intakeC E Greenwood
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Behav Neurosci 110:451-9. 1996..The results demonstrate that cognitive impairment is directly associated with SFA intake but suggest that the mechanism is independent of bulk brain membrane compositional changes...
High-fat diets, insulin resistance and declining cognitive functionCarol E Greenwood
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Neurobiol Aging 26:42-5. 2005..Collectively, the human and rodent data point to a role of diet-induced endocrine abnormalities, including the development of insulin resistance, as mediating the cognitive deficits associated with high fat consumption...
Behavioral disturbances, not cognitive deterioration, are associated with altered food selection in seniors with Alzheimer's diseaseCarol E Greenwood
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:499-505. 2005..This study further explored disturbed eating patterns in AD, focusing on alterations in macronutrient (protein, carbohydrate, and fat) selection, and their association with measures of functional and behavioral losses...
Carbohydrate-induced memory impairment in adults with type 2 diabetesCarol E Greenwood
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, and Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diabetes Care 26:1961-6. 2003..Memory impairment is observed in adults with type 2 diabetes. The focus of this study was to determine whether acute carbohydrate consumption contributes to or exacerbates memory dysfunction...
Glucose treatment reduces memory deficits in young adult rats fed high-fat dietsC E Greenwood
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neurobiol Learn Mem 75:179-89. 2001....
Cognitive performance is associated with glucose regulation in healthy elderly persons and can be enhanced with glucose and dietary carbohydratesR J Kaplan
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 72:825-36. 2000..A glucose drink has been shown to improve memory in persons with poor glucose regulation and poor cognition...
Changes in type of foodservice and dining room environment preferentially benefit institutionalized seniors with low body mass indexesJyotika Desai
Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, North York, Ontario, Canada
J Am Diet Assoc 107:808-14. 2007....
Dietary protein, carbohydrate, and fat enhance memory performance in the healthy elderlyR J Kaplan
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Clin Nutr 74:687-93. 2001..Dietary carbohydrates can improve memory. Whether these effects are related to elevations in blood glucose or to energy ingestion is unknown...
Meal delivery practices do not meet needs of Alzheimer patients with increased cognitive and behavioral difficulties in a long-term care facilityK W Young
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M656-61. 2001....
The effects of high fat diets and environmental influences on cognitive performance in ratsG Winocur
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, North York, ON, Canada
Behav Brain Res 101:153-61. 1999..The results show that high fat diets and environmental conditions influence cognitive function and that these two factors interact with one another to produce different profiles of benefits and impairments...
Shift in diurnal feeding patterns in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's diseaseK W Young
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 56:M700-6. 2001..The current study examined food intake patterns and how they change in relation to body mass index (BMI), behavioral function, and cognitive status in institutionalized seniors with AD...
Weight loss and nutritional considerations in Alzheimer diseaseKaren L Smith
Baycrest Centre, and Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Nutr Elder 27:381-403. 2008..Supplementation is generally effective but tends to be least beneficial for those with the lowest body mass indices. Environmental and social interventions related to mealtimes and feeding are also important...
Better cognitive performance following a low-glycaemic-index compared with a high-glycaemic-index carbohydrate meal in adults with type 2 diabetesY Papanikolaou
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2
Diabetologia 49:855-62. 2006....
Energy-containing nutritional supplements can affect usual energy intake postsupplementation in institutionalized seniors with probable Alzheimer's diseaseMatthew D Parrott
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1382-7. 2006....
Antioxidant vitamins reduce acute meal-induced memory deficits in adults with type 2 diabetesMichael Herman Chui
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2
Nutr Res 28:423-9. 2008..In adults with T2DM, coconsumption of antioxidant vitamins minimizes meal-induced memory impairment, implicating oxidative stress as a potential contributor to these decrements...
A randomized, crossover trial of high-carbohydrate foods in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease: associations among intervention response, body mass index, and behavioral and cognitive functionKaren W H Young
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:1039-45. 2005....
Providing nutrition supplements to institutionalized seniors with probable Alzheimer's disease is least beneficial to those with low body weight statusKaren W H Young
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1305-12. 2004....
Dietary carbohydrate, glucose regulation, and cognitive performance in elderly personsCarol E Greenwood
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2
Nutr Rev 61:S68-74. 2003..While consumption of all macronutrients enhances cognitive performance, the benefits of carbohydrate intake appear more sustained in comparison to fat and protein...
Memory impairment in obese Zucker rats: an investigation of cognitive function in an animal model of insulin resistance and obesityGordon Winocur
Department of Psychology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Behav Neurosci 119:1389-95. 2005..These results parallel those of human studies in pointing to the susceptibility of the hippocampus and related structures to the adverse environment of diabetes mellitus...
Malnutrition in institutionalized seniors: the iatrogenic componentBarbara E Wendland
Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care, North York, Ontario, Canada
J Am Geriatr Soc 51:85-90. 2003..New guidelines are needed that are targeted toward the special needs of older adults who have low food intakes. In the interim, all older LTC residents require full-spectrum vitamin and mineral supplements...
Dietary influences on cognitive function with aging: from high-fat diets to healthful eatingMatthew D Parrott
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1114:389-97. 2007....
Influence of dietary carbohydrates and glycaemic response on subjective appetite and food intake in healthy elderly personsRandall J Kaplan
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Fitzgerald Building, 150 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
Int J Food Sci Nutr 53:305-16. 2002..016). These results suggest that elderly subjects are sensitive to the effects of different foods on subjective appetite and food intake, and that the GI of the foods tested did not predict their effects on satiety and food intake...
Studies of the effects of high fat diets on cognitive function in a rat modelGordon Winocur
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Neurobiol Aging 26:46-9. 2005....
The TNF-alpha-238G > a single-nucleotide polymorphism protects against memory decline in older adults with type 2 diabetesMichael H Chui
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Behav Neurosci 121:619-24. 2007..Therefore, inflammatory mediators may be important modulators of memory function in individuals with T2DM...
