TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive effects of nutritional deficiency.
AU - Rosenthal, M. J.
AU - Goodwin, J. S.
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PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - Deficiencies of various nutrients, primarily vitamins, impair cognition. The link is strongest for vitamin B12, thiamine, and niacin. Yet even for these, the role of mild "subclinical" or multiple deficiencies in the genesis of mental dysfunction is unclear. Most information in this field is based on animal studies often poorly applicable to the human condition or on clinical pathology complicated by advanced age, alcoholism, and intercurrent disease. There is a need for well controlled, double-blind, prospective trials to elucidate the cognitive effects of malnutrition.
AB - Deficiencies of various nutrients, primarily vitamins, impair cognition. The link is strongest for vitamin B12, thiamine, and niacin. Yet even for these, the role of mild "subclinical" or multiple deficiencies in the genesis of mental dysfunction is unclear. Most information in this field is based on animal studies often poorly applicable to the human condition or on clinical pathology complicated by advanced age, alcoholism, and intercurrent disease. There is a need for well controlled, double-blind, prospective trials to elucidate the cognitive effects of malnutrition.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4613-2529-1_3
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4613-2529-1_3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 3913300
AN - SCOPUS:0022329543
SN - 0149-9483
VL - 7
SP - 71
EP - 100
JO - Advances in nutritional research
JF - Advances in nutritional research
ER -