TABLE 3.

Bivariate correlations between nutrient intake and memory performance¹

	Relational accuracy		Item accuracy
Characteristic	r	P	r	P
Energy (kcal/d)	−0.16	0.26	0.02	0.88
Fat (g/d)	−0.19	0.18	−0.01	0.93
Protein (g/d)	−0.16	0.27	0.04	0.78
Carbohydrates (g/d)	−0.12	0.39	0.03	0.84
SFAs (mg ⋅ kcal −1 ⋅ d −1)	−0.32	0.02	−0.32	0.02
Omega-3 fatty acids (mg ⋅ kcal−1 ⋅ d−1)	0.28	0.04	0.21	0.14
MUFAs (mg ⋅ kcal−1 ⋅ d−1)	−0.15	0.29	−0.09	0.55
trans Fatty acids (mg ⋅ kcal−1 ⋅ d−1)	−0.19	0.19	−0.04	0.76
Total sugars (mg ⋅ kcal−1 ⋅ d−1)	−0.12	0.38	−0.05	0.72
Added sugars (mg ⋅ kcal−1 ⋅ d−1)	0.03	0.84	0.13	0.38

¹Dietary intake was based on self-reported measures on the Youth-Adolescent Food-Frequency Questionnaire.