Diet and exercise have long been recognized as important components of a healthy lifestyle, as they have a great impact on improving cardiovascular and cerebrovascular functions, lowering the risk of metabolic disorders, and contributing to healthy aging. As a greater proportion of the world's population is living longer, there has been increased interest in understanding the role of nutrition and exercise in long-term neurological health and cognitive function. Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function and Neurological Diseases discusses the role and impact that nutrition and activity have on cognitive function and neurological health. The book is divided into two sections. The first section focuses on diet and its impact on neurobiological processes. Chapters focus on the impacts of specific diets, such as the Mediterranean, ketogenic and vegan diets, as well as the role of specific nutrients, fats, fatty acids, and calorie restriction on neurological health and cognitive function. The second section of the book focuses on exercise, and its role in maintaining cognitive function, reducing neuroinflammatory responses, regulating adult neurogenesis, and healthy brain aging. Other chapters look at the impact of exercise in the management of specific neurological disorders such Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease. Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function and Neurological Diseases is a timely reference on the neurobiological interplay between diet and exercise on long-term brain health and cognitive function.

Tahira Farooqui and Akhlaq A. Farooqui, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Foreword Preface Tahira Farooqui and Akhlaq A. Farooqui Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Nutrition, Genes, and Neuroscience: Implications for Development, Health and Disease Joy M. Dauncey Chapter 2 Neurochemical Effects of Western Diet Consumption on Human Brain Akhlaq A. Farooqui and Tahira Farooqui Chapter 3 Effect of Mediterranean diet on human health in seniors: relationship with telomeres Virginia Boccardi and Giuseppe Paolisso Chapter 4 Effect of Mediterranean Diet on Mental and Physical Quality of Life Marialaura Bonaccio, Giovanni de Gaetano, and Licia Iacoviello Chapter 5 Ketogenic Diets for the Treatment of Neurologic Disease Christa W. Habela and Eric Kossoff Chapter 6 Levels of n-3 fatty acids and their metabolites in the brain: Their impact on brain function and neurological disorders Akhlaq A Farooqui and Tahira Farooqui Chapter 7 Homocysteine Levels in Neurological Disorders Ahmed A. Moustafa, Doaa H. Hewedi, Abeer M. Eissa, Dorota Frydecka, and Blazej isiak Chapter 8 Table Salt and Dementia Surender R. Neravetla, and Shantanu R. Neravetla Chapter 9 Contribution of Diet and Exercise in the Pathogenesis of Major Depression Adrian Lopresti Chapter 10 Role of Diet and Exercise in Diabetic Retinopathy Mohammad Shamsul Ola, Haseeb A. Khan, and Abdullah S. Alhomida Chapter 11 Effect of Western Diet on Cognition in Humans Heather M. Francis and R. J. Stevenson Chapter 12 Role of Diet and Exercise in Intervention of Age-Induced Impairments Kanti Bhooshan Pandey and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi Chapter 13 Hormesis and Cognitive Function: An Evolutionay/Adaptive Arabesqe Leading to Longevity Alistair V.W. Nunn, Geoffrey W. Guy, and Jimmy D. Bell Chapter 14 Polyphenols and Cognitive Function Edwin D. Lephart Chapter 15 Prevention of Dementia through Modifiable Risk Factors Patsri Srisuwan Chapter 16 Physical Exercise Improves Cognition in Brain Disorders: Alzheimer's Disease Trevor Archer and Danilo Garcia Chapter 17 Molecular, Biochemical and Physiological Basis of Beneficial Actions of Exercise Undurti N. Das Chapter 18 Beneficial Effects of Exercise and Cognitive Training on Cognitive Functions in Older Adults: Introduction of Smart Aging studies Rui Nouchi and Ryuta Kawashima Chapter 19 Exercise and Cognitive Functions Bijli Nanda and Shankarappa Manjunatha Chapter 20 Role of Sleep in Cognition, Immunity, and Disease and its Interaction with Exercise Mark R. Zielinski and Dmitry Gerashenko Chapter 21 Effect of Forced and Voluntary Exercise on Neural Plasticity Mediated by Astrocytes Caren Bernardi, Mario Roberto Generosi Brauner, and Carlos Aberto Gonçalves Chapter 22 Effect of Exercise on the Aging Brain Bonita L. Marks Chapter 23 The Effect of Exercise on Neuronal Survival Michael J. Chen Chapter 24 Exercise and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Nicola J. Gates and Maria Fiatarone Sing Chapter 25 Research Issues and Clinical Implications of Exercise Effects in the Treatment of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders A. Garrett Hazelton, Richard Bloch, and Sy Saeed Chapter 26 Exercise-Induced Protection against Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Role of Redox- and Mitochondrial-Based Alterations Marques-Aleixo, Santos-Alves E, Moreira PI, Oliveira PJ, Magalhães J, and Ascensão, A Chapter 27 Exercise, Neuroplasticity and Growth Factors in Adolescence Helios Pareja-Galeano, Sara Mayero, and Fabián Sanchis-Gomar Chapter 28 Summary and Perspective Tahira Farooqui and Akhlaq A. Farooqui