By Talitha Best, Louise Dye
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However, lifestyle, social interaction and stress can also alter the nutritional effects on mental health (Dauncey, 2009). As regards mental and cognitive outcomes, it is critical to protect the neurons from damage and to promote their vitality via management of chronic illnesses (hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes), engagement in PA, adherence to a balanced, low-calorie micronutrient-rich diets, adequate sleep and stimulating work and social engagement (Institute for the Study of Ageing, 2005; Middleton & Yaffe, 2009).
To date, only two studies have investigated the association between DPs derived via reduced-rank regression and risk of cognitive impairment. Using data from the WHICAP cohort, researchers calculated DP based on 30 different food groups. , 2010). MAX cohort, researchers evaluated the cross-time association between a carotenoid-rich DP and subsequent cognitive performance. The DP was extracted via reduced-rank regression on the basis of repeated 24 h dietary records from 381 participants. Then, it was extrapolated to the whole sample (N = 2983) using plasma carotenoid concentrations (lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, α-carotene, trans-β-carotene and cis-β-carotene) as response variables.