Year Published: 2020
Journal
Curr Pharm Des
Authors
Jamshed Arslan, Anwar-Ul-Hassan Gilani, Humaira Jamshed, Sumaiya Fareed Khan, Mohammad Amjad Kamal
Methods
"The current review focuses on presenting hypotheses regarding anti-dementia property of nine different nuts: almond, walnut, pistachio, Brazil nut, peanut, pecans, cashew, hazelnut, and chestnut."
Key Findings
"The nutritious profile of nuts contains essential fats (mostly mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids), proteins (source for arginine, lysine and tryptophan), vitamins (riboflavin, folate, and various tocopherols), fibers, minerals (calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium) and trace elements (copper, zinc, and selenium). Interestingly, the constituents of natural products, nuts being an excellent example, work synergistically and/or in a side-effect neutralizing manner. These latter properties can make nuts an alternate therapy against humankind's fight against memory loss."