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| Title: | Diet & Cognitive Decline
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| Author: | Francesco Panza et al |
| ISBN: | 1594541213 : 9781594541216 |
| Illustrations: | tables |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Weight: | .582 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - December 2004 |
| List Price: | 104.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Maturation & ageing |
The progressive ageing of the general population and the consequent increase of the number of old people has made the typical medical problems of aged people more frequently observed, and particularly the problems related to the ageing brain. This new book is an updated overview of relevant aspects of cognitive decline associated with ageing. Within the wide landscape of brain ageing the authors reconsider the role of the main predisposing factors and risk factors on the development of various form of mental decline, from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. The strength of this book is the large, updated overview of the most recent data of scientific literature regarding the role of genetic, metabolic and environmental factors on the predisposition and onset of cognitive decline. Particular attention is paid to the dietary micro- and macronutrients and to their possible role in the pathogenesis of the various form of dementigen disorders.
CONTENTS: Introduction; Mild Cognitive Impairment and Related Entities: Role of Vascular Risk Factors; Vascular Genetics and Nongenetic Factors in Alzheimer's Disease; The Role of Micronutrients in Cognitive Decline and Dementia; Dietary Fatty Acids, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia; Macronutrients, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, and Dementia; Nutritional Deficiency, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia; Vascular Genetic Factors and Lipoprotein Metabolism in Human Longevity; Index.
