Does Hazelnut Consumption Affect Brain Health and Function Against Neurodegenerative Diseases? Publisher Pubmed



Talebi S¹ ; Khodagholi F² ; Bahaeddin Z¹ ; Ansari Dezfouli M³ ; Zeinaddinimeymand A² ; Berchi Kankam S⁴ ; Foolad F⁵ ; Alijaniha F^{1, 6} ; Fayazi Piranghar F² Show Affiliations
Source: Nutritional Neuroscience Published:2023

Abstract

Introduction: A healthy daily diet and consuming certain nutrients, such as polyphenols, vitamins, and unsaturated fatty acids, may help neuronal health maintenance. Polyphenolic chemicals, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, are involved in the neuroprotective pathway. Because of their nutritional value, nuts have been shown in recent research to be helpful in neuroprotection. Objective: Hazelnut is often consumed worldwide in various items, including processed foods, particularly in bakery, chocolate, and confectionery products. This nut is an excellent source of vitamins, amino acids, tocopherols, phytosterols, polyphenols, minerals, and unsaturated fatty acids. Consuming hazelnut may attenuate the risk of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant qualities. Results: Many documents introduce hazelnut as an excellent choice to provide neuroprotection against neurodegenerative disorders and there is some direct proof of its neuroprotective effects. Discussion: So hazelnut consumption in daily diet may reduce neurodegenerative disease risk and be advantageous in reducing the imposed costs of dealing with neurodegenerative diseases. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.