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We know nuts are good for your health.<\/p>\nWe know nuts are good for your health.<\/p>\n
They are packed with nutritional fiber, healthy antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory substances.<\/p>\n
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found this one type of nut to slow the progression of dementia in at-risk seniors.<\/p>\n
The research involved 636 participants aged between 63 and 79 from California and Barcelona. At the beginning of the study, they were declared cognitively healthy.<\/p>\n
The researchers divided them into two groups: one consumed between 30 and 60 grams of walnuts per day, and the other consumed none.<\/p>\n
The researchers administered neurocognitive tests before the study and again after two years. The 108 participants in Barcelona were also given frequent brain MRI scans.<\/p>\n
When the researchers compared the groups, they found no difference in cognitive functions.<\/p>\n
However, their findings revealed some other interesting things.<\/p>\n
Smokers in the walnut-eating group displayed slower cognitive decline than smokers in the non-eating walnut group.<\/p>\n
In addition, people who started the study with lower-than-average neuropsychological test scores also benefited from walnut consumption.<\/p>\n
These findings suggest that walnuts have little effect on cognitive decline for people who are cognitively healthy but can help those who are most at risk of developing dementia.<\/p>\n