Research
Micronutrients & recovery
A Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts (30 g/day) specifically improves memory function (episodic verbal memory) compared to a low-fat control diet in older adults at high cardiovascular risk.
Incorporate 30 grams of mixed nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds) into your daily diet. This specific amount, when part of a Mediterranean dietary pattern, has been shown to improve memory function in older adults at high cardiovascular risk over a 4-year period.
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Participants in the Mediterranean diet plus nuts group had improvement in the memory composite compared with those ascribed the control diet.
Why this rating
Randomized clinical trial with significant p-value (P=.04) for memory composite difference.
Source
Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Cinta Valls‐Pedret et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2015
rct · n=447Cited 898×
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