Invited Commentary

Commentary on “Impact of Nutrition on Neurocognition”

Authors: Brian J. Daley, MD, MBA, FACS, CNSP

Abstract

We live in the information age. In this month’s issue of the Southern Medical Journal, Yeh and Kaliebe1 clearly explicate this flood of information and the ease of obtaining data--it is now the song that sticks in our heads. I am dating myself with the introductory quote, but this song comes to mind as I peruse even medical Web sites for information. In fact, the majority of the delivery of such data is now passive: advertisements on television or on the Internet promising better health, weight loss, and better sexual function all through diet or dietary supplements. Yeh and Kaliebe’s article calls for physicians to be anything but passive in helping patients navigate the seemingly endless stream of electronic superfoods and endorsed nutritional promises of better health. How is an individual to proceed?

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References

1. Yeh YYA, Kaliebe K. Impact of nutrition on neurocognition. South Med J 2016;109:454-455.
 
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4. US Department of Agriculture. Chapter 2: profiling food consumption in America. http://www.usda.gov/factbook/chapter2.pdf. Accessed April 25, 2016.