Experts, in a study, have said that older adults who ate nuts daily had a significantly lower risk of death, onset of dementia or physical disability.
In a prospective cohort study, they suggested that daily nut consumption corresponded with a sustained healthy life without adverse health outcomes such as dementia or physical disabilities.
The findings, published in Age and Aging, showed an even stronger association between daily nut consumption and disability-free life expectancy among older adults who had a suboptimal diet.
Study participants who ate walnuts daily had a significantly lower risk of death, onset of dementia, or physical disability.
In the study, researchers set out to evaluate the effects of daily nut consumption on disability-free survival (DFS) among a cohort of 9,916 Australian participants aged 70 years and older from the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older People.
Participants completed a 49-item food frequency questionnaire, which asked them to classify nut consumption as never or infrequent (once or twice a month), weekly (once or twice a week), or daily. (one or several times a day). ).
Alice J. Owens, of the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University in Australia, reacted by saying that the finding “was an important result.”
According to her, “Regularly incorporating a serving of nuts or nut pastes or butters into your diet is simple advice, so we hope primary care providers will consider it.
“We believe this represents a health outcome that many older adults would find meaningful and relevant, as it supports the ability to live an independent and fulfilling life in old age.
“But based on dietary research to date, I would say that eating a variety of nuts could be a good option, but of course this will depend on availability.”
“Different nuts have different macro- and micronutrient compositions, so if you can eat a variety of nuts throughout the year, you will be able to get the benefits of that variety of nutrients. “Choosing foods that are ‘in season’ also allows you to consume foods that have optimal nutritional content.”
Previous studies have linked nut consumption to several health benefits, including a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and slower cognitive decline.