Introduction Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients are at risk of nutritional insufficiencies
because of physiological and psychological factors. Recently, we showed the results of the …

The elderly population is increasing globally and is predicted to reach 1.5 billion in 2050.
The quality of life of the elderly must be concerned, for example, with developing functional …

Importance Poor diet quality is a key factor associated with obesity and chronic disease.
Understanding associations of socioeconomic and geographic factors with diet quality can …

Dietary components are important determinants of systemic inflammation, a risk factor for
most chronic diseases. The Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) was developed to assess …

Background Despite increased use of dietary pattern methods in nutritional epidemiology,
there have been few direct comparisons of methods. Older adults are a particularly …

Aim: This article examined the association between dietary patterns and cardiovascular risk
factors in Chinese older adults. Methods: For this study, older adults with one or more …

Background: The importance of vitamin C as a way to prevent scurvy has been known for
centuries. More recent research on vitamin C has expanded beyond scurvy prevention …

Several epidemiologic studies have implicated visceral fat as a major risk factor for insulin
resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome …

Background Socioeconomic disparities and lifestyle factors are likely to determine the
overall quality of the diet. In addition, overeating is compatible with inadequate micronutrient …

Objectives Knowledge of factors determining dietary intake is important to develop targeted
strategies to prevent malnutrition and age-related diseases. The aim of the present …