{"id":19471,"date":"2014-11-08T13:46:46","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=19471"},"modified":"2014-11-08T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T13:46:46","slug":"new-research-on-walnuts-and-the-fight-against-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/19471","title":{"rendered":"New Research on Walnuts and the Fight against Alzheimer\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Animal study reveals potential brain-health benefits of a walnut-enriched diet<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19472\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PPN07111422.jpg\" alt=\"PPN07111422\" width=\"1000\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PPN07111422.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/PPN07111422-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Dr. Abha Chauhan, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A new animal study published in the Journal of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease indicates that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk, delaying the onset, slowing the progression of, or preventing Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Research led by Abha Chauhan, PhD, head of the Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR), found significant improvement in learning skills, memory, reducing anxiety, and motor development in mice fed a walnut-enriched diet.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers suggest that the high antioxidant content of walnuts (3.7 mmol\/ounce)<sup>1<\/sup> may have been a contributing factor in protecting the mouse brain from the degeneration typically seen in Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Oxidative stress and inflammation are prominent features in this disease, which affects more than five million Americans<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese findings are very promising and help lay the groundwork for future human studies on walnuts and Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2013 a disease for which there is no known cure,\u201d said lead researcher Dr. Abha Chauhan, PhD. \u201cOur study adds to the growing body of research that demonstrates the protective effects of walnuts on cognitive functioning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research group examined the effects of dietary supplementation on mice with 6 percent or 9 percent walnuts, which are equivalent to 1 ounce and 1.5 ounces per day, respectively, of walnuts in humans. This research stemmed from a previous cell culture study led by Dr. Chauhan that highlighted the protective effects of walnut extract against the oxidative damage caused by amyloid beta protein. This protein is the major component of amyloid plaques that form in the brains of those with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>Demographic aging is a global phenomenon. India\u2019s population is undergoing a rapid demographic transition now. India is home to more than 70 million people older than 60 years as per the 2001 census. With demographic ageing comes the problem of dementia. The numbers of persons with dementia double every 5 years of age and so India will have one of the largest numbers of elders with this problem. In 2010, there were 3.7 million Indians with dementia and it expected to double by 2030. The numbers of persons with dementia double every 5 years of age and so India will have one of the largest numbers of elders with this problem(2).<\/p>\n<p>Walnuts have other nutritional benefits as they contain numerous vitamins and minerals and are the only nut that contains a significant source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (2.5 grams per ounce), an omega-3 fatty acid with heart and brain-health benefits<sup>3,4<\/sup>. The researchers also suggest that ALA may have played a role in improving the behavioral symptoms seen in the study.<\/p>\n<p>An article detailing these findings, &#8220;Dietary Supplementation of Walnuts Improves Memory Deficits and Learning Skills in Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease,&#8221; has been published in the October issue of Journal of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease 42(4): 1397-1405 (2014) Co-authors with Dr. Chauhan are Balu Muthaiyah, PhD; Musthafa M. Essa, PhD; Moon Lee, PhD; Ved Chauhan, PhD; and Kulbir Kaur, PhD, of IBR\u2019s Department of Neurochemistry.<\/p>\n<p>This study was supported in part by funds from the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and the California Walnut Commission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal study reveals potential brain-health benefits of a walnut-enriched diet \u00a0Dr. Abha Chauhan, PhD A new animal study published in the Journal of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease indicates that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk, delaying the onset, slowing the progression of, or preventing Alzheimer\u2019s disease. 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