Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study

Adolescence represents an important period for the development of executive functions, which are a set of important cognitive processes including attentional control. However, very little is known regarding the associations of nutrition with components of executive functions in adolescence. Thus, th...

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Autores: Henriksson, Pontus, Cuenca García, Magdalena, Labayen Goñi, Idoia, Esteban Cornejo, Irene, Henriksson, Hanna
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palavra-chave:Cognitive performance
Cognition
Dietary patterns
Diet quality
Executive functions
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spelling Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) studyHenriksson, PontusCuenca García, MagdalenaLabayen Goñi, IdoiaEsteban Cornejo, IreneHenriksson, HannaCognitive performanceCognitionDietary patternsDiet qualityExecutive functionsAdolescence represents an important period for the development of executive functions, which are a set of important cognitive processes including attentional control. However, very little is known regarding the associations of nutrition with components of executive functions in adolescence. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate associations of dietary patterns and macronutrient composition with attention capacity in European adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 384 (165 boys and 219 girls) adolescents, aged 12·5–17·5 years, from five European countries in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence study. Attention capacity was examined using the d2 Test of Attention. Dietary intake was assessed through two non-consecutive 24 h recalls using a computer-based self-administered tool. Three dietary patterns (diet quality index, ideal diet score and Mediterranean diet score) and macronutrient/fibre intakes were calculated. Linear regression analysis was conducted adjusting for age, sex, BMI, maternal education, family affluence scale, study centre and energy intake (only for Mediterranean diet score). In these adjusted regression analyses, higher diet quality index for adolescents and ideal diet score were associated with a higher attention capacity (standardised β =0·16, P =0·002 and β=0·15, P=0·005, respectively). Conversely, Mediterranean diet score or macronutrient/fibre intake were not associated with attention capacity (P >0·05). Our results suggest that healthier dietary patterns, as indicated by higher diet quality index and ideal diet score, were associated with attention capacity in adolescence. Intervention studies investigating a causal relationship between diet quality and attention are warranted.The HELENA project was supported by the European Community Sixth RTD Framework Programme (contract FOODCT-2005-007034). P. H. was supported by a grant from Henning and Johan Throne-Holst Foundation. F. B. O. and I. E.-C. were supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC-2011-09011 and FJCI-2014-19563). H. H. was supported by grants from the Swedish Society of Medicine and the County Council of Östergötland, Sweden. In addition, this study took place under the umbrella of the ActiveBrains project, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Ref. DEP2013-47540); it was further supported by the SAMID III network, RETICS, funded by the PN I + D + I 2017-2021 (Spain), ISCIII-Sub-Directorate General for Research Assessment and Promotion and the European Regional Development Fund (Ref. RD16/0022) and by the University of Granada, Plan Propio de Investigación 2016, Excellence actions: Units of Excellence, Unit of Excellence on Exercise and Health.Cambridge University PressCiencias de la SaludOsasun Zientziak2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/38433reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//DEP2013-47540-R© The Authors 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/384332026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
title Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
spellingShingle Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
Henriksson, Pontus
Cognitive performance
Cognition
Dietary patterns
Diet quality
Executive functions
title_short Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
title_full Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
title_fullStr Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
title_full_unstemmed Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
title_sort Diet quality and attention capacity in European adolescents: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Henriksson, Pontus
Cuenca García, Magdalena
Labayen Goñi, Idoia
Esteban Cornejo, Irene
Henriksson, Hanna
author Henriksson, Pontus
author_facet Henriksson, Pontus
Cuenca García, Magdalena
Labayen Goñi, Idoia
Esteban Cornejo, Irene
Henriksson, Hanna
author_role author
author2 Cuenca García, Magdalena
Labayen Goñi, Idoia
Esteban Cornejo, Irene
Henriksson, Hanna
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias de la Salud
Osasun Zientziak
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cognitive performance
Cognition
Dietary patterns
Diet quality
Executive functions
topic Cognitive performance
Cognition
Dietary patterns
Diet quality
Executive functions
description Adolescence represents an important period for the development of executive functions, which are a set of important cognitive processes including attentional control. However, very little is known regarding the associations of nutrition with components of executive functions in adolescence. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate associations of dietary patterns and macronutrient composition with attention capacity in European adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 384 (165 boys and 219 girls) adolescents, aged 12·5–17·5 years, from five European countries in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence study. Attention capacity was examined using the d2 Test of Attention. Dietary intake was assessed through two non-consecutive 24 h recalls using a computer-based self-administered tool. Three dietary patterns (diet quality index, ideal diet score and Mediterranean diet score) and macronutrient/fibre intakes were calculated. Linear regression analysis was conducted adjusting for age, sex, BMI, maternal education, family affluence scale, study centre and energy intake (only for Mediterranean diet score). In these adjusted regression analyses, higher diet quality index for adolescents and ideal diet score were associated with a higher attention capacity (standardised β =0·16, P =0·002 and β=0·15, P=0·005, respectively). Conversely, Mediterranean diet score or macronutrient/fibre intake were not associated with attention capacity (P >0·05). Our results suggest that healthier dietary patterns, as indicated by higher diet quality index and ideal diet score, were associated with attention capacity in adolescence. Intervention studies investigating a causal relationship between diet quality and attention are warranted.
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