Publications by authors named "Naomi Ferreira"
Higher Ultraprocessed Food Consumption Is Associated With Depression Persistence and Higher Risk of Depression Incidence in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health.
J Acad Nutr Diet
October 2024
Background: Ultraprocessed foods (UPF) consumption has been associated with depression risk, but its association with depression persistence is unclear.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of UPF consumption with depression persistence and incidence.
Design: The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health is a multicenter prospective cohort study with 3 waves (2008-2010, 2012-2014, and 2017-2019).
Objective: It is estimated that 2% of dementia cases worldwide could be prevented with increases in physical activity. However, there is little evidence of the association between vigorous physical activity (VPA) and cognitive performance. This study aimed to investigate the association of moderate physical activity (MPA) and VPA with cognitive performance in older adults from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brasil).
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- A group called the EAT-Lancet Commission created a healthy eating plan to help people and the planet, but it wasn't clear how it affects our thinking as we get older.
- A study looked at over 11,700 people in Brazil and found that following this healthy eating plan helped slow down memory loss, especially for those with higher income.
- Results showed that people with more money had a better chance of keeping their memory sharp, so it’s important to think about how income affects how well people can follow healthy diets.
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- * The analysis revealed that higher LE8 scores at baseline correlated with a slower decline in overall cognition and specific cognitive areas, particularly influenced by health factors like blood glucose and blood pressure.
- * Sociodemographic factors such as age, sex, and race were found to influence the relationship between LE8 scores and cognitive decline, indicating it had a stronger impact on older, male, and Black participants.
Background: Hypertension is associated with working memory (WM) impairment. However, the benefits of Cogmed WM training for the hypertensive population are unknown. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate Cogmed's effects on the WM performance of hypertensive individuals with executive function (EF) impairment.
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- Common carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a key indicator of early atherosclerosis and is linked to cognitive decline, with differences observed based on race.
- This study analyzed data from the ELSA-Brasil, using ultrasound to measure cIMT and various cognitive tests to assess decline over time.
- Results indicated that higher cIMT was associated with significant memory and cognitive performance decline, with this association being stronger in White participants compared to Black participants.
Objectives: Excess sugar consumption, particularly in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), has been linked to poor cognitive performance. We aimed to assess the association of consumption of total sugar, as well as the consumption of SSBs, solid desserts, and 100% fruit juice with cognitive performance among older adults.
Methods: Consumption of total sugar, SSBs, solid desserts, and 100% fruit juice were obtained from the 24-hr recall interview.
Background: Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) often experience relapses despite regular treatment with pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. Further, long waiting lists and more demand than treatment capacity characterize ambulatory settings. Mindfulness-based interventions proved to be effective in relapse prevention in MDD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The relationship between the Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet and cognition has not been widely investigated in low- to middle-income countries. We investigated the relationship between MIND diet and cognition in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) baseline data.
Methods: We included 11,788 participants.
Background: Socioeconomic factors are important contributors to brain health. However, data from developing countries (where social inequalities are the most prominent) are still scarce, particularly about hypertensive individuals.
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic index, cognitive function, and cortical brain volume, as well as determine whether white matter hyperintensities are mediators of the association of the socioeconomic index with cognitive function in hypertensive individuals.
Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease, as measured by the ankle-brachial index (ABI), is prevalent among the elderly, and is associated with functional performance, assessed by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Executive cognitive function (ECF) impairments are also prevalent in this population, but no existing study has investigated the association between ECF and functional performance in an elderly population including individuals with low ABI.
Aim: To investigate the association between functional performance, as measured by the 6MWT, and loss in ECF, in an elderly sample including individuals with low ABI.