Evidence-Based Tools for Dietary Assessments in Nutrition Epidemiology Studies for Dementia Prevention

J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2022;9(1):49-53. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2022.6.

Abstract

Increasing evidence proposes diet as a notable modifiable factor and viable target for the reduction of Alzheimer's Disease risk and age-related cognitive decline. However, assessment of dietary exposures is challenged by dietary capture methods that are prone to misreporting and measurement errors. The utility of -omics technologies for the evaluation of dietary exposures has the potential to improve reliability and offer new insights to pre-disease indicators and preventive targets in cognitive aging and dementia. In this review, we present a focused overview of metabolomics as a validation tool and framework for investigating the immediate or cumulative effects of diet on cognitive health.

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Metabolomics; dementia; dietary assessments; evidence-based tools; nutriome; nutrition; precision nutrition.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / epidemiology
  • Alzheimer Disease* / prevention & control
  • Cognitive Dysfunction* / epidemiology
  • Cognitive Dysfunction* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Nutrition Assessment
  • Nutritional Status
  • Reproducibility of Results