C E Greenwood

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Cognitive impairment in rats fed high-fat diets: a specific effect of saturated fatty-acid intake
    C E Greenwood
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Behav Neurosci 110:451-9. 1996
  2. ncbi High-fat diets, insulin resistance and declining cognitive function
    Carol E Greenwood
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
    Neurobiol Aging 26:42-5. 2005
  3. ncbi Behavioral disturbances, not cognitive deterioration, are associated with altered food selection in seniors with Alzheimer's disease
    Carol 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
  4. ncbi Carbohydrate-induced memory impairment in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Carol 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
  5. ncbi Glucose treatment reduces memory deficits in young adult rats fed high-fat diets
    C E Greenwood
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Neurobiol Learn Mem 75:179-89. 2001
  6. ncbi Cognitive performance is associated with glucose regulation in healthy elderly persons and can be enhanced with glucose and dietary carbohydrates
    R J Kaplan
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Clin Nutr 72:825-36. 2000
  7. ncbi Changes in type of foodservice and dining room environment preferentially benefit institutionalized seniors with low body mass indexes
    Jyotika Desai
    Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, North York, Ontario, Canada
    J Am Diet Assoc 107:808-14. 2007
  8. ncbi Dietary protein, carbohydrate, and fat enhance memory performance in the healthy elderly
    R J Kaplan
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Am J Clin Nutr 74:687-93. 2001
  9. ncbi Meal delivery practices do not meet needs of Alzheimer patients with increased cognitive and behavioral difficulties in a long-term care facility
    K 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
  10. ncbi The effects of high fat diets and environmental influences on cognitive performance in rats
    G Winocur
    Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, North York, ON, Canada
    Behav Brain Res 101:153-61. 1999

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  1. ncbi Cognitive impairment in rats fed high-fat diets: a specific effect of saturated fatty-acid intake
    C 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...
  2. ncbi High-fat diets, insulin resistance and declining cognitive function
    Carol 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...
  3. ncbi Behavioral disturbances, not cognitive deterioration, are associated with altered food selection in seniors with Alzheimer's disease
    Carol 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...
  4. ncbi Carbohydrate-induced memory impairment in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Carol 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...
  5. ncbi Glucose treatment reduces memory deficits in young adult rats fed high-fat diets
    C E Greenwood
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Neurobiol Learn Mem 75:179-89. 2001
    ....
  6. ncbi Cognitive performance is associated with glucose regulation in healthy elderly persons and can be enhanced with glucose and dietary carbohydrates
    R 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...
  7. ncbi Changes in type of foodservice and dining room environment preferentially benefit institutionalized seniors with low body mass indexes
    Jyotika Desai
    Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, North York, Ontario, Canada
    J Am Diet Assoc 107:808-14. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Dietary protein, carbohydrate, and fat enhance memory performance in the healthy elderly
    R 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...
  9. ncbi Meal delivery practices do not meet needs of Alzheimer patients with increased cognitive and behavioral difficulties in a long-term care facility
    K 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
    ....
  10. ncbi The effects of high fat diets and environmental influences on cognitive performance in rats
    G 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...
  11. ncbi Shift in diurnal feeding patterns in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease
    K 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...
  12. ncbi Weight loss and nutritional considerations in Alzheimer disease
    Karen 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...
  13. ncbi Better cognitive performance following a low-glycaemic-index compared with a high-glycaemic-index carbohydrate meal in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Y Papanikolaou
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3E2
    Diabetologia 49:855-62. 2006
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  14. ncbi Energy-containing nutritional supplements can affect usual energy intake postsupplementation in institutionalized seniors with probable Alzheimer's disease
    Matthew D Parrott
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 54:1382-7. 2006
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  15. ncbi Antioxidant vitamins reduce acute meal-induced memory deficits in adults with type 2 diabetes
    Michael 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...
  16. ncbi 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 function
    Karen 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
    ....
  17. ncbi Providing nutrition supplements to institutionalized seniors with probable Alzheimer's disease is least beneficial to those with low body weight status
    Karen W H Young
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1305-12. 2004
    ....
  18. ncbi Dietary carbohydrate, glucose regulation, and cognitive performance in elderly persons
    Carol 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...
  19. ncbi Memory impairment in obese Zucker rats: an investigation of cognitive function in an animal model of insulin resistance and obesity
    Gordon 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...
  20. ncbi Malnutrition in institutionalized seniors: the iatrogenic component
    Barbara 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...
  21. ncbi Dietary influences on cognitive function with aging: from high-fat diets to healthful eating
    Matthew 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
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  22. ncbi Influence of dietary carbohydrates and glycaemic response on subjective appetite and food intake in healthy elderly persons
    Randall 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...
  23. ncbi Studies of the effects of high fat diets on cognitive function in a rat model
    Gordon Winocur
    Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ont, Canada
    Neurobiol Aging 26:46-9. 2005
    ....
  24. ncbi The TNF-alpha-238G > a single-nucleotide polymorphism protects against memory decline in older adults with type 2 diabetes
    Michael 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...