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The association between nutritional status and cognitive impairment in brazilian community-dwelling older adults assessed using a range of anthropometric measures – the Bambui study

In most studies, body mass index (BMI) has been used as the main measurement of nutritional status. However, BMI does not differentiate between body fat and muscle mass. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between nutritional status and cognitive impairment in a population of Brazilian elderly...

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Autores principales: Castro-Costa, Érico, Peixoto, Sérgio V., Firmo, Josélia O.A., Uchoa, Elizabeth, Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5619502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29213865
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-57642013DN74000008