Cognition and Diet

Question 1

Labeling foods as healthy

Answer 1

-reduces the expectation that the food will be liked

Question 2

perception and memory….

Answer 2

hunger and satiety, exert a strong influence on intake

Question 3

Poor inhibition

Answer 3

-obesity
-most impulsive child exhibit most weight gain
-obese adolescents performed worse on measures of cognitive flexibility, decision making, and inhibition

Question 4

Western Diet

Answer 4

-significant contributor to the increase in body weight, adiposity, and metabolic disease
-does not support overall health

Question 5

processed foods across lifespan

Answer 5

-7-9 children with greater intake of snack foods showed poorer performance on inhibroty, memory, planning
-college students exhibited weaker attentional and motor response control
-obese older adults exhibited worse attention, ability to concentrate, and slower processing speed

Question 6

Late life cognitive decline

Answer 6

health factors that influence the risk of cognitive decline and dementia
-mid-life obesity, hypertension
-consuming a bad diet
-med diet decreased risks

Question 7

AnimalModels

Answer 7

-short term exposure to high-energy diets impairs memory and cognitive function
-little cognitive recovery was observed after 60 weeks

Question 8

loop

Answer 8

Intake of western diet
-hippocampal pathophysiology and dysfunction
-decreased capacity to inhibit memory retrieval
-increased appetitive responding evoked by food related cues

Question 9

Carbohydrate and Cognitive Function

Answer 9

-Carbs are necessary for
-mental focus, memory, mood, sustained mental endurance
-500+ calories or 130g of CHO per day
-liver depletes from 90 to 20 overnight

Question 10

Caloric Sweeteners

Answer 10

-less able to control their intake of sweetened foods
-weakens relationship between sweet taste and calories
-promotes (increased intake of sweets and weight gain)

Question 11

Protein and Cognitive

Answer 11

-Neurotransmitter, brain structure, blood sugar regulation
-high protein diets are associated with lower cognitive decline

Question 12

Lipids and Cognitive Function

Answer 12

Brain structure and function, neurotransmitter production, anti-inflammatory, absorption of fat soluble vitamins
-QUALITY matters
(PUFA and MUFA have positive)

Question 13

MIND

Answer 13

Mediterranean -DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay
-decrease risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and brain age by 7.5 yrs

Question 14

Hydration

Answer 14

-mild- 1% body weight loss
-Moderate- 2-5%
-severe- >5%
-scores significantly poorer for pilots experienceing mild dehydration