Daily mocha coffee intake and psycho-cognitive status in non-demented non-smokers subjects with subcortical ischaemic vascular disease

• Published in: International journal of food sciences and nutrition Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 821 - 828
• Main Authors: Fisicaro, Francesco, Lanza, Giuseppe, Pennisi, Manuela, Vagli, Carla, Cantone, Mariagiovanna, Falzone, Luca, Pennisi, Giovanni, Ferri, Raffaele, Bella, Rita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 18.08.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Age; Caffeine; Coffee; Cognition; Cognitive ability; cognitive disorders; Consumption; Dependent variables; dietary antioxidants; Education; emotions; executive dysfunction; Food science; half life; Ischemia; late-onset depressive disorder; nutrition; subcortical ischaemic vascular disease; Tobacco; tobacco smoking; Vascular diseases; subcortical ischaemic vascular disease; late-onset depressive disorder; dietary antioxidants; executive dysfunction; tobacco smoking; Caffeine

Coffee intake has been recently associated with better cognition and mood in mild vascular cognitive impairment (mVCI). As tobacco can reduce the caffeine half-life, we excluded smokers from the original sample. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), mini-mental state examination (MMSE), Stroop Co...