Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance
Abstract Over the past decade, there have been many studies determining the effect of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake on cognitive performance; however, they have largely been inconsistent in their conclusions. In this letter, we provide context to the article by Dong et al., titled “Associat...
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| description | Abstract Over the past decade, there have been many studies determining the effect of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake on cognitive performance; however, they have largely been inconsistent in their conclusions. In this letter, we provide context to the article by Dong et al., titled “Association of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake with cognitive performance in older adults: National Health and nutrition examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014” and provide methodological considerations with regards to covariate measurement and inclusion that can be generalized to future cross-sectional studies. In particular, delineating 1) the type and source of fatty acid, in context of an individual’s overall dietary patterns, 2) sociobehavioral risk factors and physical & mental comorbidities, 3) and daily cognitive activity are important to adequately control for covariates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d798356747f4e0caa6a1b0e9da879e32022-12-22T01:53:07ZengBMCNutrition Journal1475-28912020-09-011911210.1186/s12937-020-00619-8Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performanceAayush Visaria0David Lo1Pranay Maniar2Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolNorth American Disease Intervention, Rutgers UniversityNorth American Disease Intervention, Rutgers UniversityAbstract Over the past decade, there have been many studies determining the effect of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake on cognitive performance; however, they have largely been inconsistent in their conclusions. In this letter, we provide context to the article by Dong et al., titled “Association of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake with cognitive performance in older adults: National Health and nutrition examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014” and provide methodological considerations with regards to covariate measurement and inclusion that can be generalized to future cross-sectional studies. In particular, delineating 1) the type and source of fatty acid, in context of an individual’s overall dietary patterns, 2) sociobehavioral risk factors and physical & mental comorbidities, 3) and daily cognitive activity are important to adequately control for covariates.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-020-00619-8Fatty acidsNutritionCognitive impairmentElderly |
| spellingShingle | Aayush Visaria David Lo Pranay Maniar Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance Nutrition Journal Fatty acids Nutrition Cognitive impairment Elderly |
| title | Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| title_full | Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| title_fullStr | Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| title_short | Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| title_sort | important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance |
| topic | Fatty acids Nutrition Cognitive impairment Elderly |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-020-00619-8 |
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