David O Kennedy
David O Kennedy, Northumbria University, UK
Title: Modulation of cerebral blood flow, brain metabolism and cognitive function by nutritional interventions
Biography
Biography: David O Kennedy
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that acute or short term administration of a number of nutritional interventions, including a range of food supplements that can beneficially modulate cognitive function or mood. However, the longer term benefits of the optimized nutritional status are less clear. Recent research from our own laboratory has demonstrated that supplementation with both multi vitamins and polyphenols can modulate several physiological parameters in adult humans that should be relevant to healthy brain aging, including cerebral blood flow and brain metabolic parameters. The relevance of these findings to the preservation of cognitive function will be discussed.