Association between tea consumption and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7640442 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
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Association between tea consumption and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults.
Zhang Jia J Wang Anxin A Zhang Xiaoli X Chen Shuohua S Wu Shouling S Zhao Xingquan X Zhang Qian Q
BMC geriatrics 20201104 1
<h4>Background</h4>Biologic studies have suggested that tea may have neuroprotective activity. However, tea's protective effect on cognitive function is controversial in human epidemiological studies, and no data, including the middle-aged, are available. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of habit, frequency, and types of tea consumption with incident cognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormal ...[more]
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