With no protocol coming out of this symposium, “Nutrition for the Ageing Brain: Moving Towards Clinical Applications” held in Madrid in August 2018, it was a total waste of time. All talk and no action. Although 'higher' was mentioned a few times.
Nutrition and the ageing brain: Moving towards clinical applications
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Keywords
Brain
Healthy ageing
Preventative diet
Microbiota
Neuroprotection
Cognitive ageing
1. Introduction
The
global increases in life expectancy and population have resulted in a
growing ageing population and with it a growing number of people living
with age-related neurodegenerative conditions and dementia. Age-related
neurodegenerative conditions have an enormous societal and emotional
cost. The prevalence of dementia worldwide is suspected to be as many as
50 million cases2, with prevalence estimated to be between 2% and 4% by 65 years, increasing to 15% at 80 years of age3.
In Europe, it is estimated that approximately 10 million people are
affected, with costs of dementia projected to exceed €250bn by 2030 (Cimler et al., 2019).
In the absence of effective pharmacological treatment to curtail or
reverse the mechanisms underlying age-related cognitive decline, it is
necessary to shift focus towards methods of prevention, with lifestyle
approaches representing a promising avenue for further development.
The
link between nutrition and cognitive decline has been the focus of ILSI
Europe’s events on ‘Nutrition for the Ageing Brain’ since the first
successful meeting took place in 2014. ILSI Europe’s events on
‘Nutrition for the Ageing Brain’ provide a forum for discussion of
complex issues relating to nutrition and brain ageing science, bringing
together experts from areas of food science, nutrition, developmental
ageing, and cognitive science. These events have resulted in high
quality and impact peer-reviewed publications (Miquel et al., 2018; Vauzour et al., 2017). Previous events have focused on the mechanisms of ageing and their interactions with nutrients (Miquel et al., 2018; Vauzour et al., 2017).
The focus of the 2018 symposium held in Madrid has shifted towards
clinical and applicable aspects of what we know so far regarding the
impact of nutrition on maintaining brain health with age. This overview
summarises the main themes discussed during this most recent ILSI Europe
event, enlarged with the current state of knowledge on how nutrition
influences healthy ageing. Topics discussed include biomarkers of
nutrition, the role of the gut microbiome, new avenues for research, and
recommendations regarding how the critical field of nutrition and
neurodegeneration research should move forward into the future.
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