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Nut consumption for vascular health and cognitive function

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dc.contributor.authorBarbour, J.
dc.contributor.authorHowe, P.
dc.contributor.authorBuckley, J.
dc.contributor.authorBryan, J.
dc.contributor.authorCoates, A.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractNuts are rich in many nutrients that can benefit multiple cardiometabolic functions, including arterial compliance, blood pressure, inflammation, glucoregulation and endothelial vasodilatation. Impaired vasodilatation may contribute to impaired cognitive performance due to poor cerebral perfusion. The present narrative review examines associations between nut consumption, vascular health and cognitive function. It includes a systematic search which identified seventy-one epidemiological or intervention studies in which effects of chronic nut consumption on blood pressure, glucoregulation, endothelial vasodilator function, arterial compliance, inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive performance were evaluated. Weighted mean changes were estimated where data were available; they indicate that nut consumption reduces blood pressure and improves glucoregulation, endothelial vasodilator function and inflammation, whilst a limited number of studies suggest that nut consumption may also improve cognitive performance. Further clinical trials are warranted to explore relationships between nut consumption, endothelial function and cognitive function.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJayne A. Barbour, Peter R. C. Howe, Jonathan D. Buckley, Janet Bryan and Alison M. Coates
dc.identifier.citationNutrition Research Reviews, 2014; 27(1):131-158
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0954422414000079
dc.identifier.issn0954-4224
dc.identifier.issn1475-2700
dc.identifier.orcidHowe, P. [0000-0001-6546-7742]
dc.identifier.orcidBuckley, J. [0000-0003-0298-2186]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/113003
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP100200597
dc.rights© The Authors 2014
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422414000079
dc.subjectNuts
dc.subjectEndothelial function
dc.subjectInflammation
dc.subjectVascular function
dc.subjectCognition
dc.titleNut consumption for vascular health and cognitive function
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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