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Acute Post-Prandial Cognitive Effects of Brown Seaweed Extract in Humans
| العنوان: | Acute Post-Prandial Cognitive Effects of Brown Seaweed Extract in Humans |
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| المؤلفون: | Crystal F. Haskell-Ramsay, Philippa A. Jackson, Fiona L. Dodd, Joanne S. Forster, Jocelyn Bérubé, Carey Levinton, David O. Kennedy |
| المصدر: | Nutrients, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 85 (2018) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | seaweed, cognition, cognitive, mood, phlorotannin, phenolic, polyphenol, phytochemical, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641 |
| الوصف: | (Poly)phenols and, specifically, phlorotannins present in brown seaweeds have previously been shown to inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase, key enzymes involved in the breakdown and intestinal absorption of carbohydrates. Related to this are observations of modulation of post-prandial glycemic response in mice and increased insulin sensitivity in humans when supplemented with seaweed extract. However, no studies to date have explored the effect of seaweed extract on cognition. The current randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel groups study examined the impact of a brown seaweed extract on cognitive function post-prandially in 60 healthy adults (N = 30 per group). Computerized measures of episodic memory, attention and subjective state were completed at baseline and 5 times at 40 min intervals over a 3 h period following lunch, with either seaweed or placebo consumed 30 min prior to lunch. Analysis was conducted with linear mixed models controlling for baseline. Seaweed led to significant improvements to accuracy on digit vigilance (p = 0.035) and choice reaction time (p = 0.043) tasks. These findings provide the first evidence for modulation of cognition with seaweed extract. In order to explore the mechanism underlying these effects, future research should examine effects on cognition in parallel with blood glucose and insulin responses. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2072-6643 |
| Relation: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/1/85; https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643; https://doaj.org/article/34dd84bf60a2441eac61683b31e036af |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nu10010085 |
| الاتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10010085 https://doaj.org/article/34dd84bf60a2441eac61683b31e036af |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.DE04B931 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20726643 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/nu10010085 |