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Neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration: are there critical stages for nutritional intervention?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20946370     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rather than being an inevitable consequence of age, cognitive decline can occur with marked variation among individuals. In this context, nutrition is one factor that is believed to be influential. When considering the potential role of diet, two factors need to be considered. First, cognitive or brain reserve is said to decrease the incidence of dementia; that is, it has been suggested that those with larger brains and better intellectual functioning have a greater capacity to resist the effects of the biological changes that define dementia. As such, the adequacy of nutrition before birth and in the early formative years may have long-term consequences. Second, shrinkage of the brain begins in young adulthood, suggesting that any insidious influence of diet will take place from that time onward over a period of many decades. The marked decline in the weight of the brain associated with advanced dementia suggests it will be easier to slow that decline than to repair the brain. If this model is accurate, diet is influential throughout the entire lifespan, and this has substantial methodological implications for the study of the topic.
Authors:
David Benton
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition reviews     Volume:  68 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1753-4887     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr. Rev.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-15     Completed Date:  2010-12-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376405     Medline TA:  Nutr Rev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S6-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010 ILSI Europe.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging / physiology*
Brain / growth & development,  physiology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Dementia / prevention & control
Diet
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena*
Neuronal Plasticity
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / physiology
Young Adult

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