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2026 · Article · Systematic reviews

Nourish the mind: protocol for an umbrella review on nutrients and bioactive food components supporting brain health across the lifespan

Berivan Ece; Corinne H Miller; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J Vorland; Chwan-Li Shen; Lauren Roberson

Describes a planned umbrella review of nutrients and bioactive food components in relation to brain health across the lifespan.

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  • Supplementary material: The reporting checklist accompanying the Nourish the Mind umbrella-review protocol. Relationship supported by the explicit supplement title; not independently asserted to contain shared data or code.
  • Supplementary material: The review-quality checklist accompanying the Nourish the Mind umbrella-review protocol. Relationship supported by the explicit supplement title; not independently asserted to contain shared data or code.
  • Supplementary material: A sample search strategy for the Nourish the Mind umbrella review of nutrition and brain health. Relationship supported by the explicit supplement title; not independently asserted to contain shared data or code.
  • Supplementary material: A supplementary table describing nutrients relevant to brain health across life stages. Relationship supported by the explicit supplement title; not independently asserted to contain shared data or code.

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Research themes

Nutrition & aging

nutrition · brain-health · aging · evidence-synthesis

Author affiliations & identifiers
  • Berivan Ece: Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. berivan.eceusta@northwestern.edu. · ORCID 0000-0003-1756-9685
  • Corinne H Miller: Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Xiaoran Liu: Rush University Medical Center, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Patricia Bucko: Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Colby J Vorland: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
  • Chwan-Li Shen: Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
  • Lauren Roberson: College of Education and Human Ecology, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.

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Additional file 1 of Nourish the mind: protocol for an umbrella review on nutrients and bioactive food components supporting brain health across the lifespan

Supplement · 2026 · Figshare

Berivan Ece; Corinne H. Miller; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J. Vorland; Chwan-Li Shen; Lauren Roberson

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.33433431

Additional file 2 of Nourish the mind: protocol for an umbrella review on nutrients and bioactive food components supporting brain health across the lifespan

Supplement · 2026 · Figshare

Berivan Ece; Corinne H. Miller; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J. Vorland; Chwan-Li Shen; Lauren Roberson

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.33433434

Additional file 3 of Nourish the mind: protocol for an umbrella review on nutrients and bioactive food components supporting brain health across the lifespan

Supplement · 2026 · Figshare

Berivan Ece; Corinne H. Miller; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J. Vorland; Chwan-Li Shen; Lauren Roberson

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.33433437.v1

Additional file 4 of Nourish the mind: protocol for an umbrella review on nutrients and bioactive food components supporting brain health across the lifespan

Supplement · 2026 · Figshare

Berivan Ece; Corinne H. Miller; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J. Vorland; Chwan-Li Shen; Lauren Roberson

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.33433443

Nourish the Mind: Protocol for an Umbrella Review on Nutrients and Bioactive Food Components Supporting Brain Health Across the Lifespan

Registration · 2026 · Open Science Framework

Ece, Berivan; Miller, Corinne H; Xiaoran Liu; Bucko, Patricia; Vorland, Colby J.; Chwan-Li Shen; Roberson, Lauren

DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/hevjq

Nourish the Mind: Protocol for an Umbrella Review on Nutrients and Bioactive Food Components Supporting Brain Health Across the Lifespan

Project · 2026 · OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)

Chwan-Li Shen; Corinne H Miller; Lauren Roberson; Berivan Ece; Xiaoran Liu; Patricia Bucko; Colby J. Vorland

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