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Neurocognitive Improvement Through Plant Food Bioactives: A Particular Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is currently one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders , directly related to increasing rates of morbidity and autonomy impairment between worldwide citizens. Social and demographical changes are direct contributors; notwithstanding, modern lifestyle, oxidative stress and its related diseases, and, consequently, premature aging are also important triggering factors (Sun et al. 2008; Ngo and Li 2013).

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Martins, N., Ferreira, I.C.F.R. (2017). Neurocognitive Improvement Through Plant Food Bioactives: A Particular Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Puri, M. (eds) Food Bioactives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51639-4_11

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