Hardness of the habitual diet and its relationship with cognitive function among 70-year-old Japanese elderly: Findings from the SONIC Study.

Hitomi OkuboKentaro MurakamiHiroki InagakiYasuyuki GondoKazunori IkebeKei KamideYukie MasuiYasumichi AraiTatsuro IshizakiSatoshi SasakiTakeshi NakagawaMai KabayamaKen SugimotoHiromi RakugiYoshinobu Maedanull null

Published in: Journal of oral rehabilitation (2018)

This preliminary cross-sectional study suggests that dietary hardness might have a beneficial effect on cognitive function in older Japanese people. Further prospective studies with more accurate measurements are needed to confirm this finding.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
middle aged
physical activity
weight loss
mass spectrometry