PURPOSE: Nutrition plays an important role in brain structure and function, and the effects of diet may even be greater in those at greater risk of @entity73 , such as individuals with @entity5 -related @entity73 . However, the relation of dietary components to cognitive function in @entity5 survivors is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine whether @entity0 survivors (BCS) evidenced impairments in interference control, a component of cognitive control, compared to age-matched @entity1 with no prior history of @entity5 , and to examine the moderating role of diet on cognitive function. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a modified flanker task was used to assess interference control in BCS (n  =  31) and age-matched @entity1 with no prior history of @entity5 (n  =  30). Diet was assessed with 3-day food records. Differences between BCS and age-matched controls were assessed using linear mixed models, and multilevel regression analyses were conducted to assess the moderating role of  diet on cognitive performance. RESULTS: Cognitive performance was not different between groups. Fruit intake and vegetable intake were significantly associated with better performance on the incompatible condition of the flanker task (i.e., shorter reaction time and increased accuracy), independent of disease status. The association between dietary components and cognition was stronger for the incompatible @entity558 , suggesting that fruit and vegetables may be important for the up-regulation of cognitive control when faced with higher cognitive demands. CONCLUSIONS: There was no difference in performance on an interference control task between BCS and age-matched controls. The data suggest that greater fruit intake and vegetable intake were positively associated with interference control in both BCS and age-matched controls.

Relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and interference control in XXXX survivors.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity558 :: ('MESH:C536528', 'Disease') :: ['incongruent condition'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive impairment', 'cognitive decline']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['breast cancer']
