Open AccessBeneficial effects of walnut consumption on human health
Author(s) -
Emilio Ros,
Marı́a Izquierdo-Pulido,
Aleix SalaVila
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.21
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1473-6519
pISSN - 1363-1950
DOI - 10.1097/mco.0000000000000508
Subject(s) - juglans , health benefits , micronutrient , polyphenol , medicine , alpha linolenic acid , human health , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , antioxidant , biology , polyunsaturated fatty acid , traditional medicine , environmental health , biochemistry , fatty acid , docosahexaenoic acid , pathology
Nuts in general and walnuts in particular are in the limelight for the association of their consumption with improved health outcomes. Walnuts have an optimal composition in bioactive nutrients and recent clinical and experimental studies have uncovered a number of beneficial effects of walnut micronutrients, working in isolation or in concert, on metabolic pathways and clinical outcomes that make this review timely and relevant.