Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals
Cognitive disorders have become important public health issues around the world. Studies evaluating the association between cognitive decline and food timing are lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the potential association between energy intake distribution during the day and cognit...
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| author | Dora Brikou Sokratis Charisis Archontoula Drouka Stavroula Myrto Christodoulakou Eva Ntanasi Eirini Mamalaki Vasilios C. Constadinides Nikolaos Scarmeas Mary Yannakoulia |
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| description | Cognitive disorders have become important public health issues around the world. Studies evaluating the association between cognitive decline and food timing are lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the potential association between energy intake distribution during the day and cognitive performance in cognitively healthy and mildly cognitive impaired individuals. Data were derived from the ongoing Albion study which includes people aged 40 years or older who have a positive family history of cognitive disorder or concern about their cognitive status. A thorough dietary and cognitive assessment was performed. Participants consuming low energy intake at the beginning of the day or high energy at the end of the day had higher cognitive function compared to participants characterized by the opposite pattern. This trend remained statistically significant even after adjustment for potential confounders (<i>p</i> = 0.043). This study suggests that individuals with worse cognitive function may choose to eat earlier during the day, when cognitive performance is better, and it might be hypothesized that a meal pattern characterized by high energy consumption at the beginning of the day or low energy at the end of the day could be a marker of cognitive impairment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2759103fa1d842fe9dcb9454a91a42db2023-11-16T17:40:16ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-01-0115367310.3390/nu15030673Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented IndividualsDora Brikou0Sokratis Charisis1Archontoula Drouka2Stavroula Myrto Christodoulakou3Eva Ntanasi4Eirini Mamalaki5Vasilios C. Constadinides6Nikolaos Scarmeas7Mary Yannakoulia8Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USADepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, Greece1st Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece1st Department of Neurology, Aiginition Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 17671 Athens, GreeceCognitive disorders have become important public health issues around the world. Studies evaluating the association between cognitive decline and food timing are lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the potential association between energy intake distribution during the day and cognitive performance in cognitively healthy and mildly cognitive impaired individuals. Data were derived from the ongoing Albion study which includes people aged 40 years or older who have a positive family history of cognitive disorder or concern about their cognitive status. A thorough dietary and cognitive assessment was performed. Participants consuming low energy intake at the beginning of the day or high energy at the end of the day had higher cognitive function compared to participants characterized by the opposite pattern. This trend remained statistically significant even after adjustment for potential confounders (<i>p</i> = 0.043). This study suggests that individuals with worse cognitive function may choose to eat earlier during the day, when cognitive performance is better, and it might be hypothesized that a meal pattern characterized by high energy consumption at the beginning of the day or low energy at the end of the day could be a marker of cognitive impairment.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/673energy intake distributiontiming of food intakedietary patternsmild cognitive impairmentcognitive functioncognitive decline |
| spellingShingle | Dora Brikou Sokratis Charisis Archontoula Drouka Stavroula Myrto Christodoulakou Eva Ntanasi Eirini Mamalaki Vasilios C. Constadinides Nikolaos Scarmeas Mary Yannakoulia Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals Nutrients energy intake distribution timing of food intake dietary patterns mild cognitive impairment cognitive function cognitive decline |
| title | Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals |
| title_full | Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals |
| title_fullStr | Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals |
| title_short | Daily Energy Intake Distribution and Cognitive Performance in Non-Demented Individuals |
| title_sort | daily energy intake distribution and cognitive performance in non demented individuals |
| topic | energy intake distribution timing of food intake dietary patterns mild cognitive impairment cognitive function cognitive decline |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3/673 |
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