<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with cognitive status in elderly patients"^^ . "Background: Emerging evidence suggests that there might be an association between excess consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) on cognitive health. UPF intake could promote systemic inflammation, oxidative stress phenomena, and metabolic dysregulation, contributing to neurodegeneration onset and cognitive decline in elderly population.Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relation between UPF dietary pattern on MCI status in elderly patients taking into account the contribution of inflammatory markers.Design: The dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire in ninety-two participants. All reported food items were categorized according to the NOVA system, classifying foods on the basis of the extent and purpose of industrial processing. Plasmatic concentrations of TGF-β1 and TNF-ɑ were measured by ELISA assay at the time of baseline neuropsychological evaluation. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) were administered to evaluate the cognitive function in all participants. Non-parametric tests, correlation analysis, and logistic regression models were performed to assess the relations between variables of interest.Results: No significant associations were observed for unprocessed/minimally processed foods, culinary processed foods, or processed foods across the different regression models. In contrast, higher consumption of UPF was associated with increased odds of MCI (adjusted OR = 4.24, 95% CI: 1.05–17.13). However, after additional adjustment for inflammatory biomarkers (TGF-β and TNF-α), the association was attenuated and no longer statistically significant (OR = 4.79, 95% CI: 0.73–31.24), although the direction of the association remained positive.Conclusion: UPF consumption may be associated with increased likelihood of MCI, and inflammatory status may potentially play a role in this association."^^ . "2026-06" . . . "13" . . "Frontiers in Nutrition"^^ . . . "2296861X" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Giuseppe"^^ . "Lanza"^^ . "Giuseppe Lanza"^^ . . "Francesca"^^ . "L’Episcopo"^^ . "Francesca L’Episcopo"^^ . . "Filippo"^^ . "Caraci"^^ . "Filippo Caraci"^^ . . "Stefano"^^ . "Muratore"^^ . "Stefano Muratore"^^ . . "Lisandra"^^ . "León Brizuela"^^ . "Lisandra León Brizuela"^^ . . "Veronica"^^ . "Bentivegna"^^ . "Veronica Bentivegna"^^ . . "Margherita"^^ . "Grasso"^^ . "Margherita Grasso"^^ . . "Lucrezia"^^ . "Costanzo"^^ . "Lucrezia Costanzo"^^ . . "Raynier"^^ . "Zambrano-Villacres"^^ . "Raynier Zambrano-Villacres"^^ . . "Sabrina"^^ . "Musso"^^ . "Sabrina Musso"^^ . . "Marco Antonio"^^ . "Olvera-Moreira"^^ . "Marco Antonio Olvera-Moreira"^^ . . "Maria Angela"^^ . "Tripodi"^^ . "Maria Angela Tripodi"^^ . . "Giuseppe"^^ . "Toscano"^^ . "Giuseppe Toscano"^^ . . "Giusi"^^ . "Fatati"^^ . "Giusi Fatati"^^ . . "Raffaele"^^ . "Ferri"^^ . "Raffaele Ferri"^^ . . "Melannie"^^ . "Toral-Noristz"^^ . "Melannie Toral-Noristz"^^ . . . . . . "Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with cognitive status in elderly patients (Texto)"^^ . . . "fnut-13-1839722.pdf"^^ . . . "Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with cognitive status in elderly patients (Otro)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #28589 \n\nConsumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with cognitive status in elderly patients\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Nutrition"@en . "Alimentación"@es . .