Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function and Neurological Diseases

by Akhlaq A. Farooqui, Tahira Farooqui

Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function andNeurological Diseases looks at the role and impact thatnutrition and activity have on cognitive function and neurologicalhealth. The book is divided into the two sections. The firstfocuses on diet and its impact on neurobiological processes.Chapters focus on the impacts of specific diets, such as theMediterranean diet, ketogenic and vegan diets,  as well as therole specific nutrients, fats, fatty acids, and caloric intake haveon neurological health and cognitive function. The second part ofthe book focuses on exercise, and its role in maintaining cognitivefunction, reducing neuroinflammatory responses, regulating adultneurogenesis, and healthy brain aging. Other chapters in thissection look at the impacts of disease in the management ofspecific neurological disorders such multiple sclerosis andParkinson’s disease.

Collectively, the chapters in Diet and Exercise in CognitiveFunction and Neurological Diseases come together to form atimely reference on the neurobiological interplay between diet andexercise on long-term brain health and cognitive function.

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