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Article: Whole food protection from age-related cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders. (Medicinal Properties in Whole Foods).
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- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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"Functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "designer foods" and "medicinal foods" are terms that describe foods, and key ingredients isolated from foods, that have non-nutritive or tertiary functional properties. Researchers, healthcare practitioners, laypersons, and the popular media use these words interchangeably. The purpose of this article is to detail valid scientific information available on whole food neuroprotectants that may augment the age-associated risks of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
All age-related cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders are associated with mild to severe behavioral impairments that notably decrease quality of life ...