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Eating walnuts could benefit adolescents' cognitive development, contribute to psychological maturation (ADHD “Improved significantly”)
Medical Xpress / Barcelona Institute for Global Health / eClinicalMedicine ^ | April 18, 2023 | Ariadna Pinar-Martí et al

Posted on 04/19/2023 9:30:38 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

Eating walnuts on a regular basis could benefit the cognitive development of adolescents and contribute to their psychological maturation. These are some of the conclusions reached by a study.

Walnuts are rich in alpha-linolenic fatty acid (ALA), a type of omega-3 that plays a fundamental role in brain development, especially at this life stage. In the words of Jordi Julvez, "adolescence is a time of great biological changes: Neurons that are well nourished with this type of fatty acids will be able to grow and form new, stronger synapses."

In the study, 700 secondary school students between 11 and 16 years of age from 12 different high schools in Barcelona participated voluntarily. They were randomly divided into two groups: the control group, which received no intervention of any kind, and the experimental group, which received sachets containing 30 grams of walnut kernels, indicating to the young people who participated that they could consume them daily for a period of 6 months.

The research team found that adolescents who ate walnuts for at least 100 days (not necessarily continuously every day) increased their attention functions, and those who had some symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improved their behavior significantly (in class, they paid more attention to the teacher and were less hyperactive).

There was also an increase in functions related to fluid intelligence.

"If boys and girls would heed these recommendations and actually eat a handful of walnuts a day, or at least three times a week, they would notice many substantial improvements in cognitive abilities, and it would help them face the challenges of adolescence and entering adulthood. Adolescence is a period of great brain development and complex behaviors that requires a significant amount of energy and nutrients," concludes Ariadna Pinar.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: ala; walnuts
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To: grame

I’l have to give that a try!


21 posted on 04/20/2023 7:48:49 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Does so

Granules of Potassium Chloride? I would probably need to shop at places like Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s to find something like that. Or a retailer who sells products like amino acids and protein powders.


22 posted on 04/20/2023 7:55:30 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Dogbert41

A hint so God doesn’t have to say pssst eat this.


23 posted on 04/20/2023 9:36:10 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: lee martell

Brands of “NuSalt” or “No Salt” should be found at your regular grocery store in the condiments aisle.


24 posted on 04/20/2023 11:14:15 AM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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