Association of fruit and vegetable consumption with mild cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries.
Lee SmithGuillermo F López SánchezNicola VeronesePinar SoysalHans OhKarel KostevMasoud RahmatiLaurie ButlerPoppy GibsonHelen KeyesYvonne BarnettYoun Ho ShinAi KoyanagiPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)
Higher fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with lower odds for MCI among middle-aged and older adults from LMICs, but no significant differences were found between the highest and lowest quintiles of vegetable consumption. Future longitudinal studies are required to explore these findings in more depth, and mechanistic studies are required to elucidate on the observed possible U-shaped association between vegetable consumption and MCI.