Title:Role of Nut Consumption in the Management of Cognitive Decline - A Mini-Review
VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 9
Author(s):Blanka Klimova, Kamil Kuca*, Martin Valis and Jakub Hort
Affiliation:Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Rokitanskeho 62, 50003, Hradec Kralove, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Rokitanskeho 62, 500 03, Hradec Kralove, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, Hradec Kralove, Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Prague
Keywords:Nuts, cognitive decline, aging, multi-nutrient diet, intervention, quality of life.
Abstract:Background: Currently, there is a significant increase in the number of older generation
groups, which may result in serious economic and social issues. Therefore, there is a need to prolong the
active life of these older individuals, especially by focusing on modifying lifestyle factors such as healthy
nutrition. In fact, recent research has shown that, for example, nuts are an important part of people’s
healthy diet because they have appeared to be neuroprotective compounds which might maintain or in
some cases even improve people’s cognitive functions.
Objective: The purpose of this review study is to explore the role of the nut nutrition in the maintenance
and delay of cognitive decline among older individuals.
Results: The findings indicate that the nut consumption may contribute to the delay of cognitive decline
in aging. However, this nut diet is just one component of the multi-nutrient dietary intervention for health
aging.
Conclusion: More longitudinal controlled randomized studies have to be performed in this field to prove
the efficacy of the nut nutrition for the delay of cognitive decline.
