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| Title |
The Walnuts and Healthy Aging Study (WAHA): Protocol for a Nutritional Intervention Trial with Walnuts on Brain Aging
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00333 |
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| Authors |
Sujatha Rajaram, Cinta Valls-Pedret, Montserrat Cofán, Joan Sabaté, Mercè Serra-Mir, Ana M. Pérez-Heras, Adam Arechiga, Ricardo P. Casaroli-Marano, Socorro Alforja, Aleix Sala-Vila, Mónica Doménech, Irene Roth, Tania M. Freitas-Simoes, Carlos Calvo, Anna López-Illamola, Ella Haddad, Edward Bitok, Natalie Kazzi, Lynnley Huey, Joseph Fan, Emilio Ros |
| Abstract |
Introduction: An unwanted consequence of population aging is the growing number of elderly at risk of neurodegenerative disorders, including dementia and macular degeneration. As nutritional and behavioral changes can delay disease progression, we designed the Walnuts and Healthy Aging (WAHA) study, a two-center, randomized, 2-year clinical trial conducted in free-living, cognitively healthy elderly men and women. Our interest in exploring the role of walnuts in maintaining cognitive and retinal health is based on extensive evidence supporting their cardio-protective and vascular health effects, which are linked to bioactive components, such as n-3 fatty acids and polyphenols. Methods: The primary aim of WAHA is to examine the effects of ingesting walnuts daily for 2 years on cognitive function and retinal health, assessed with a battery of neuropsychological tests and optical coherence tomography, respectively. All participants followed their habitual diet, adding walnuts at 15% of energy (≈30-60 g/day) (walnut group) or abstaining from walnuts (control group). Secondary outcomes include changes in adiposity, blood pressure, and serum and urinary biomarkers in all participants and brain magnetic resonance imaging in a subset. Results: From May 2012 to May 2014, 708 participants (mean age 69 years, 68% women) were randomized. The study ended in May 2016 with a 90% retention rate. Discussion: The results of WAHA might provide high-level evidence of the benefit of regular walnut consumption in delaying the onset of age-related cognitive impairment and retinal pathology. The findings should translate into public health policy and sound recommendations to the general population (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01634841). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 27% |
| Chile | 2 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| Spain | 1 | 7% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 87% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 266 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 42 | 16% |
| Researcher | 25 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 49 | 18% |
| Unknown | 74 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 7% |
| Psychology | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 50 | 19% |
| Unknown | 86 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 May 2023.
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#9
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