Nutrition for
Brain Health

and
Cognitive
Performance

This book critically reviews the evidence surrounding the impact of dietary patterns
and nutrition on brain function and cognitive performance and the mechanisms which
underpin this. The increase in public awareness of the role diet can play in brain
function has been accompanied by a significant development of products, dietary
supplements, functional foods, nutraceuticals, food programs and submissions of
dossiers for health claims and public health recommendations for maintaining brain
function. The area of nutrition–cognition research is an emerging interdisciplinary
field of work that examines the impact of food, nutrients and diet on everyday aspects
of cognitive performance and brain function. It is our hope that this book serves its
purpose: to make available a detailed and innovative scientific summary of nutrition–
cognition research to provide valuable information regarding nutritional and lifestyle
choices for cognitive health.