Nutrition and Dietary Patterns: Effects on Brain Function
1. Introduction
2. Nutrition, Neurocognition and ED
3. Diet, Cognition and Bio-Psychological Illness
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
List of Contributions
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Granero, R.; Guillazo-Blanch, G. Nutrition and Dietary Patterns: Effects on Brain Function. Nutrients 2025, 17, 1169. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17071169
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Chicago/Turabian StyleGranero, Roser, and Gemma Guillazo-Blanch. 2025. "Nutrition and Dietary Patterns: Effects on Brain Function" Nutrients 17, no. 7: 1169. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17071169
APA StyleGranero, R., & Guillazo-Blanch, G. (2025). Nutrition and Dietary Patterns: Effects on Brain Function. Nutrients, 17(7), 1169. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17071169