Health professional resource. Nuts, as a key component of healthy dietary patterns, have been linked with improvements in brain health, including better cognitive function, a reduced risk of depression, better mood, and enhanced memory, learning and attention capacity. Nut nutrients, including healthy fats, phytonutrients and B-group vitamins, have important roles in various aspects of brain … Continue reading Fact sheet: Nuts and brain health
July 2022. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode: Just like it can the rest of our body, our lifestyle choices (including sleep, exercise and importantly, our diet) can impact the health of our brains too. Our brains need a diverse range of nutrients, from a diverse diet, to … Continue reading Episode 21 – Food and mood
Nuts have been associated with many improvements in brain health, including better cognitive function, learning, memory and mood. Eating nuts regularly is good for your brain. Nut consumption is linked to better cognitive function, reduced risk of depression, better mood, and enhanced memory, learning and attention capacity. Nuts contain fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants … Continue reading Nuts and brain health
October 2021. About this episode Our latest podcast episode takes a fascinating look at the relationship between nuts and cognition, with guest Dr Sze-Yen Tan. Decades of research supports the role of nuts for chronic disease prevention. But more recently, nuts have been associated with brain health and specifically, cognitive function. We speak with researcher … Continue reading Episode 12 – Nuts and cognition
The daily habit of a handful of nuts offers some major health benefits! We’d love you to download and share our nuts and health infographics. Please credit all with ‘Image courtesy of Nuts for Life’. Latest infographics Other infographics A Healthy Handful Daily infographics
We answer your top 10 most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about nuts, and bust some nut myths along the way! Should you avoid nuts if you’re trying to lose weight? No. Decades of research shows that regularly eating nuts is not linked with weight gain. Eating a handful of nuts (30g) each day can actually … Continue reading Top 10 Nut FAQs
The body of evidence about nuts and brain health continues to grow, with new local and international research papers regularly published. Key studies: Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses Role of nut and seed intake on telomere length: A systematic review of observational and interventional studies. (Hettiarachchi et al, 2025).This review, of nine observational and four … Continue reading Brain health research
Missed out on our recent webinar? Dr. Elizabeth Neale, University of Wollongong presented the results of a recent re-analysis of the Australian Health Survey (AHS) data exploring the relationship of nut consumption vs. non-nut consumption on nutrient intakes and anthropometric data. Nutrition scientist, Dr. Flavia Fayet-Moore revealed the results of some exciting research about the … Continue reading Webinar: Nuts, nutrients and better health
The health benefits of nuts have been established from decades of research. Evidence consistently shows that regular nut consumption is associated with good health. Being nutrient powerhouses packed with essential nutrients and bioactive substances, it’s no wonder that nuts are emerging as one of the most relevant foods for optimal health.
The acronym PREDIMED stands for PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (Prevention with Mediterranean Diet). PREDIMED was a long-term clinical trial undertaken by 16 research groups in seven communities in Spain over 2003-2011, to examine the effects of the Mediterranean diet on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in nearly 7400 subjects at high risk of … Continue reading Nuts and PREDIMED
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