Funded in part by Wild Blueberry Association of North America
Systematic Review of the Effects of Blueberry on Cognitive Performance as We Age
Hein S, Whyte AR, Wood E, Rodriguez-Mateos A, Williams CM
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 45 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Not stated
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Industry funded
- Industry group
- Wild Blueberry Association of North America
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2019-04-02 · J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci · vol. 74 · issue 7 · pp. 984–995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Cited
- 63 citations · more than 87% of similar papers · 2.3× the field average
- References
- 53 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress · Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- Cognition, Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience
- MeSH
- humans, plants, medicinal, flavonoids, cognition, aging, executive function, repression, psychology, blueberry plants
5 authors
From GB
- Sabine HeinKing's College London; University of Reading
- Adrian Robert WhyteUniversity of Reading
- Eleanor WoodKing's College London; University of Reading
- Ana Rodriguez‐MateosKing's College London
- Claire Michelle Williams · correspondingUniversity of Reading
Abstract
The effect of flavonoid-rich food, such as blueberries, on cognitive function has been subject to a growing amount of research interest in recent years. Epidemiological, prospective, preclinical, and clinical trials have revealed positive cognitive benefits from flavonoid interventions, particularly in relation to the amelioration of cognitive decline in older adults. This review will specifically consider the existing clinical research from both acute and chronic blueberry interventions on cognition in human subjects. The results of 11 studies are reported with 4 studies considering blueberry intervention with children aged 7-10 years, 4 considering adults aged 60 years and older, and 3 considering adults suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Findings from these studies indicate that cognitive benefits may be found for delayed memory and executive function in children and for delayed memory, executive function, and psychomotor function in older healthy and MCI adults. There is less evidence to suggest positive benefits of blueberry intervention on working memory. Recommendations for future research, including dose used, cognitive tasks, and age groups considered, are proposed.
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