Evaluation of a Diet in Patients With Senile Dementia

Clinical Evaluation of an Specific Diet for People With Dementia Disease

The most common symptoms associated to senile dementia disease are confusion about schedules, hyperactivity... In this sense, these patients have frequently poor nutrition, resulting in malnutrition problems or malnutrition high risk.

The purpose of this study is to assess if the daily intake of a specific nutritional supplement versus a non specific supplement one is related to malnutrition or malnutrition risk reduction and contributes to an improvement in cognitive and functional parameters in patients with senile dementia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients over 70 years with neurologist or geriatrician dementia diagnosis (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's or mixed), with mild or moderate cognitive impairment degree (Between 24 and 14 MMSE).
• Patients with or at malnutrition risk (Mini Nutritional Assessment screening positive)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with decompensated kidney failure, creatine and/or bilirubin greater than 2, uric acid higher than 8 mg/dl, and glomerular filtration under 60 ml/minute.
• Patients with Diabetes mellitus poorly controlled (Glycemia > 200 mg/dl)
• Patients with decompensated hypertension.
• Patients with pharmacological treatment or consuming supplements containing specific supplementation of experimental product (omega 3 and/or vitamins supplements).
• Post-stroke vascular dementias.
• Do not achieve any inclusion criteria.