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Comparisons of plasma/serum micronutrients between Okinawan and oregonian elders: A pilot study

  • Hiroko H. Dodge
  • , Yuriko Katsumata
  • , Hidemi Todoriki
  • , Shoutoku Yasura
  • , D. Craig Willcox
  • , Gene L. Bowman
  • , Bradley Willcox
  • , Scott Leonard
  • , Aaron Clemons
  • , Barry S. Oken
  • , Jeffrey A. Kaye
  • , Maret G. Traber

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Resumen

Certain micronutrients are protective against cognitive decline. We examined whether there is any uniform pattern of circulating micronutrients cross-culturally that are associated with successful cognitive aging. For the U.S. sample, we used the stored serum/plasma of 115 participants, collected in Oregon, USA. The Okinawa sample consisted of 49 participants selected using similar inclusion criteria as the Oregon sample, from the Keys to Optimal Cognitive Aging Project. All participants were aged 85 years and older without cognitive impairment. We found that the Okinawan elders used fewer vitamin supplements but had similar levels of vitamin B12 and α-tocopherol, lower folate and γ-tocopherol, compared with Oregonian elders. That is, we did not find a uniform pattern of circulating micronutrients, suggesting that micronutrients other than those examined here or other lifestyle factors than nutrition could play an important role in achieving successful cognitive aging.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)1060-1067
Número de páginas8
PublicaciónJournals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Volumen65 A
N.º10
DOI
EstadoPublished - oct 2010

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging ( K01AG023014 to H.H.D.), ( P30 AG08017 to J.A.K.), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( P50 AT00066 to J.A.K.), Linus Pauling Institute Research Grant (H.H.D.), Oregon Tax Check-off Grant (H.H.D.), the Center for Healthy Aging Research Pilot Grant at Oregon State University (H.H.D.), and Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institution ( UL1 RR024140 ).

Financiación

This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging ( K01AG023014 to H.H.D.), ( P30 AG08017 to J.A.K.), the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine ( P50 AT00066 to J.A.K.), Linus Pauling Institute Research Grant (H.H.D.), Oregon Tax Check-off Grant (H.H.D.), the Center for Healthy Aging Research Pilot Grant at Oregon State University (H.H.D.), and Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institution ( UL1 RR024140 ).

FinanciadoresNúmero del financiador
Oregon Tax Check-off Program for Alzheimer's Research
National Institute on AgingK01AG023014, P30AG008017
National Center for Complementary and Alternative MedicineP50 AT00066
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research InstituteUL1 RR024140
Oregon State University
Healthy Aging Research Center

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    • General Medicine

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