Kinoshita, Kaori
Otsuka, Rei
Takada, Michihiro
Nishita, Yukiko
Tange, Chikako
Jinzu, Hiroko
Suzuki, Katsuya
Shimokata, Hiroshi
Imaizumi, Akira
Arai, Hidenori
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (none)
Research Funding for Longevity Sciences from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan (19-10, 21-18)
Article History
Received: 29 May 2023
Accepted: 27 September 2023
First Online: 11 October 2023
Declarations
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: This study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki, and all procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of Human Research of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan (No. 1447-2) and the Ethics Committee of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (No. 2020-007). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. There were no illiterate participants.
: Not applicable.
: MT, HJ, KS, and AI are employees of AJINOMOTO CO., Inc. KK, RO, and HA received grants from AJINOMOTO CO., Inc. KK, RO, MT, HJ, KS, AI, and HA have applied for patents for “food evaluation methods for cognitive function.” There were no financial, professional, or personal relationships with the potential to bias the study. Support from AJINOMOTO CO., Inc. included only direct financial support and no support in kind, such as the provision of equipment without charge or at a reduced cost, and the provision of services such as statistical analysis. YN, CT, and HS do not have any competing interests.