Tag: Observational study

A recent study published in *The Journal of Nutrition* found that older adults consuming more than one egg weekly had a 47% reduced risk of Alzheimer's dementia compared to those who rarely ate eggs. This surprising finding highlights the potential role of dietary factors in cognitive health, sparking new interest in this affordable and accessible food source.

According to the World Health Organization, cross-sectional studies are often used in public health to assess health status or disease prevalence in a community. A cross-sectional study in nutrition is a type of observational research that measures nutritional habits, health outcomes, and related variables in a population at a single point in time.