Consumption of Green Tea, but Not Black Tea or Coffee, Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline

Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara; Sohshi Yuki; Chiaki Dohmoto; Yoshihisa Ikeda; Miharu Samuraki; Kazuo Iwasa; Masami Yokogawa; Kimiko Asai; Kiyonobu Komai; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Masahito Yamada

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096013

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Consumption of Green Tea, but Not Black Tea or Coffee, Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline

Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Sohshi Yuki,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Chiaki Dohmoto,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Yoshihisa Ikeda,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Miharu Samuraki,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Kazuo Iwasa,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Masami Yokogawa,

Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Division of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Kimiko Asai,

Affiliation Bishoen Geriatric Health Services Facility, Suzu, Japan
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Kiyonobu Komai,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Ioh Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Kanazawa, Japan
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Hiroyuki Nakamura,

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Masahito Yamada

* E-mail: m-yamada@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Neurobiology of Aging, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
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Consumption of Green Tea, but Not Black Tea or Coffee, Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline

Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara,
Sohshi Yuki,
Chiaki Dohmoto,
Yoshihisa Ikeda,
Miharu Samuraki,
Kazuo Iwasa,
Masami Yokogawa,
Kimiko Asai,
Kiyonobu Komai,
Hiroyuki Nakamura

Published: May 14, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096013

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