Investigating the effects of dairy milk phospholipid supplementation and modifiable factors upon white matter microstructure in older adults with age-associated memory impairment

The population is ageing rapidly and given the paucity of reliable pharmaceutical interventions for arresting age-related changes in neurocognitive health there is increasing interest in non-pharmaceutical interventions for mitigating neurocognitive decline. One such intervention may be supplementing with phospholipids extracted from dairy (cow) milk. While there are several plausible mechanisms by which phospholipid supplementation may benefit brain structure, most research to date has only examined for cognitive effects – primarily in animal models. This thesis is the first to explore whether supplementation with dairy milk phospholipids benefits brain structure and cognitive function in older adults with age-associated memory impairment.<p></p>