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Anti-oxidants and cognitive function: a review of clinical and epidemiologic studies

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Ageing and Dementia

Part of the book series: Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa ((NEURAL SUPPL,volume 53))

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While the role of diet in heart disease and cancer has received much attention, a possible role for diet in the development of cognitive impairment and dementia is just now being investigated. In this presentation, the putative mechanisms through which anti-oxidants could modulate cellular life in the brain will be briefly discussed. Epidemiologic studies that describe the relation of selected dietary nutrients to cognitive impairment and dementia will be reviewed. In particular, recent results from the analyses of community based follow-up studies, including the Rotterdam Study and the Zutphen Study will be presented. Briefly, these studies provide a mixed picture concerning the relation of anti-oxidants to cognitive impairment or dementia.

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  1. Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Dr. L. J. Launer

  2. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    S. Kalmijn

  3. CCM/RIVM, PO Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands

    Dr. L. J. Launer

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  1. Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für Klinische Neurobiologie, Wien, Österreich, Austria

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  2. Universitätsklinik für Neurologie, Graz, Österreich, Austria

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  3. Institut für Experimentelle Pharmakologie, Forschungsinitiative EBEWE, Graz, Österreich, Austria

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Launer, L.J., Kalmijn, S. (1998). Anti-oxidants and cognitive function: a review of clinical and epidemiologic studies. In: Jellinger, K., Fazekas, F., Windisch, M. (eds) Ageing and Dementia. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa, vol 53. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6467-9_1

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