Higher versus lower nut consumption and changes in cognitive performance over two years in a population at risk of cognitive decline : a cohort study

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BACKGROUND: Tree nuts and peanuts (henceforth, nuts) are nutrient-dense foods rich in neuroprotective components; thus, their consumption could benefit cognitive health. However, evidence to date is limited and inconsistent regarding the potential benefits of nuts for cognitive function.

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the association between nut consumption and 2-y changes in cognitive performance in older adults at cognitive decline risk.

METHODS: A total of 6,630 participants aged 55 to 75 y (mean age 65.0±4.9 y, 48.4% women) with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome completed a validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire and a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests at baseline and a 2-y follow-up. Composite cognitive scores were used to assess global, general, attention, and executive function domains. Nut consumption was categorized as <1, ≥1 to <3, ≥3 to <7, and ≥7 servings/wk (1 serving=30 g). Multivariable-adjusted linear regression models were fitted to assess associations between baseline nut consumption and 2-y cognitive changes.

RESULTS: Nut consumption was positively associated with 2-y changes in general cognitive function (P-trend <0.001). Compared with participants consuming <1 serving/wk of nuts, those categorized as consuming ≥3 to <7 and ≥7 servings/wk showed more favorable changes in general cognitive performance (β z-score [95% CI] = 0.06 [0.00,0.12] and 0.13 [0.06,0.20], respectively). No significant changes were observed in the multivariable-adjusted models for other cognitive domains assessed.

CONCLUSION: Frequent nut consumption was associated with a smaller decline in general cognitive performance over 2 y in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. Randomized clinical trials to verify our findings are warranted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

The American journal of clinical nutrition - 118(2023), 2 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 360-368

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ni, Jiaqi [VerfasserIn]
Nishi, Stephanie K [VerfasserIn]
Babio, Nancy [VerfasserIn]
Ros, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Basterra-Gortari, F Javier [VerfasserIn]
Corella, Dolores [VerfasserIn]
O, Castañer [VerfasserIn]
Martínez, J Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Alonso-Gómez, Ángel M [VerfasserIn]
Wärnberg, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Vioque, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Romaguera, Dora [VerfasserIn]
López-Miranda, José [VerfasserIn]
Estruch, Ramon [VerfasserIn]
Tinahones, Francisco J [VerfasserIn]
Santos-Lozano, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Serra-Majem, Lluís [VerfasserIn]
Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Tur, Josep A [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-García, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Pintó, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Matía-Martín, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Vidal, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Vázquez, Clotilde [VerfasserIn]
Daimiel, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Aranda, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Canela, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Mestres Solà, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Portolés, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Sala-Vila, Aleix [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Rios, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Compañ-Gabucio, Laura María [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Gracia, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Zulet, M Angeles [VerfasserIn]
Chaplin, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Casas, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Diz, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Tojal-Sierra, Lucas [VerfasserIn]
Gómez-Pérez, Ana María [VerfasserIn]
Toledo, Estefanía [VerfasserIn]
Rios, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Ortega-Azorín, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
de la Torre, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Peña-Orihuela, Patricia J [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-de la Hera, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Sayón-Orea, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Malcampo, Mireia [VerfasserIn]
Salas-Salvadó, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
PREDIMED-Plus investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aging
Cognition
Cognitive decline
Journal Article
Nuts
Older people
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Unsaturated fatty acids

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Date Completed 07.08.2023

Date Revised 26.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.05.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357719395