Important considerations when assessing the effect of essential fatty acids on cognitive performance

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-11-2020

Abstract

Over the past decade, there have been many studies determining the effect of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake on cognitive performance; however, they have largely been inconsistent in their conclusions. In this letter, we provide context to the article by Dong et al., titled "Association of dietary ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids intake with cognitive performance in older adults: National Health and nutrition examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014"and provide methodological considerations with regards to covariate measurement and inclusion that can be generalized to future cross-sectional studies. In particular, delineating 1) the type and source of fatty acid, in context of an individual's overall dietary patterns, 2) sociobehavioral risk factors and physical & mental comorbidities, 3) and daily cognitive activity are important to adequately control for covariates.

Identifier

85090888087 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Nutrition Journal

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12937-020-00619-8

e-ISSN

14752891

PubMed ID

32917237

Issue

1

Volume

19

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