Author(s): Sarita Iraj and Alma Ruman Khan

Abstract:
Just age-related changes in the structure and function of the brain are not uniform across the entire brain or in all individuals, similarly, age related changes in cognition are not uniform across all cognitive domains or in all older individuals. The basic cognitive functions most affected by age are attention and memory. With these changes older adults may experience memory challenges, such as difficulty remembering names or words, a decline in attention or a reduced ability to multitask. As the brain ages, neurons begin to die, and cells also create a compound called amyloid-beta. In our survey, we observed that respondents who are consuming a balanced diet or taking supplements had better brain function compared to others. Respondents were on poor diet did not exhibit optimal brain function. The method be applied was data collection was questioner-based during survey we observed that 70% respondents were aware of their diet those who took supplements along with their diet and felt healthy, their memory was also approximately good and 30% respondents were not aware of their diet, those who did not have any time schedule for eating, and did not have a good diet and also did not take supplements, they had memory problems. For-example they are suffering from dementia. This research help in understanding the relationship between nutrition and cognitive health, ultimately assisting in identifying interventions to promote cognitive well-being in the elderly population.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/23957476.2025.v11.i2a.1842