Edible Nuts for Memory

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (37) ◽  
pp. 4712-4720
Author(s):  
Jamshed Arslan ◽  
Anwar-ul-Hassan Gilani ◽  
Humaira Jamshed ◽  
Sumaiya F. Khan ◽  
Mohammad A. Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Brazil Nut ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Alternate Therapy ◽  
Sodium Magnesium ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Multiple Health

Nuts hold prime significance throughout the world as they offer multiple health benefits owing to their highly nutritious profile. A number of scientific studies have demonstrated their actions against inflammation, oxidative damage, the aging process, as well as dementia or memory loss. However, only walnuts, followed by almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios, have shown promising results in empirical studies for memory improvements. So, the current review focuses on presenting hypotheses regarding anti-dementia property of nine different nuts: almond, walnut, pistachio, Brazil nut, peanut, pecans, cashew, hazelnut, and chestnut. The nutritious profile of nuts contains essential fats (mostly mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids), proteins (source for arginine, lysine and tryptophan), vitamins (riboflavin, folate, and various tocopherols), fibers, minerals (calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium) and trace elements (copper, zinc, and selenium). Interestingly, the constituents of natural products, nuts being an excellent example, work synergistically and/or in a side-effect neutralizing manner. These latter properties can make nuts an alternate therapy for humankind to fight against memory loss.

scholarly journals Concentrations of Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium, Calcium, Copper, Zinc, Manganese and Iron in Black and Gray Hairs in Taiwan

2000 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Yueh Tsai ◽  
Chin-Thin Wang ◽  
Wei-Tun Chang ◽  
Ren-Tse Wang ◽  
Chin-Wang Huang
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Sodium ◽  
Sodium Magnesium ◽  
Copper Zinc

The Use of the Major Components of Social Marketing

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ra’d Almestahiri ◽  
Sharyn Rundle-Thiele ◽  
Joy Parkinson ◽  
Denni Arli
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Dominant Focus ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Qualitative Systematic Review ◽  
Marketing Principles

This study provides a qualitative systematic review of social marketing tobacco cessation programs identify the extent to which seven major components of social marketing are used in social marketing programs targeting tobacco cessation and to classify them according to social marketing stream: downstream midstream or upstream. Sixteen databases were examined to identify studies reporting the use of social marketing to address cigarette smoking cessation. Fourteen empirical studies were classified. Only one of 14 interventions used all seven of the major components of social marketing. The review identified that downstream ( n = 11) interventions remain the dominant focus in social marketing interventions targeting tobacco, despite calls for social marketers to move upstream during this time. The current review was restricted to studies that self-identified as social marketing and studies published in peer-reviewed journals in the English language which is limiting. This study included all empirical studies published from 2002 to January, 2016; however only using published studies may bias results. The results indicate that social marketing interventions targeting tobacco cessation can be successful even when some of seven distinguishing and mutually exclusive features of social marketing are applied. This article presents the first attempt to review the extent that social marketing principles are used in interventions targeting tobacco intake cessation and to classify social marketing interventions into social marketing streams.

scholarly journals Flax – the Perspective Crop for Fibre and Oil Manufacturing in Latvia

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
V. Stramkale ◽  
J. Sulojeva ◽  
R. Seržane ◽  
E. Januševskis ◽  
E. Gudriniece
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Total Content ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Copper Zinc ◽  
Flax Straw

Flax has been of great importance in Latvia for a long time. It is a sources of raw materials of valuable products – fibre and oil for national economy. The total content of oil and fatty acids in the 42 sorts of linseed was determined. The use of pre-seeding biostimulators (microorganism metabolite – Germin, microelements copper, zinc and boron) resulted in positive changes in total contents of an oil and unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic and linolenic) in the linseed of following generation was determined. Under the influence of biostimulators an augmentation of the yield of flax straw for 8–21% in comparison with control was observed. The yield of linseed increased for 6–28%, correspondingly.

Electronic memory aids for people with dementia experiencing prospective memory loss: A review of empirical studies

Dementia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 1994-2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra C King ◽  
Corinna Dwan
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Memory ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Memory Aids ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Further Development

This paper details a review of the literature on the use of electronic aids for prospective memory for people with dementia. Key findings of the review are that: electronic memory aids show potential for supporting people’s prospective memory but the devices and software applications need further development in order to function reliably; sample sizes of studies are often very small, limiting the generalisability of their findings; few studies of devices are conducted in users’ home environments; and most of the studies focus on the effectiveness of the electronic memory aid, rather than outcomes for users, such as improved daily functioning, quality of life, or social connectedness. The review concludes that future studies with robust devices are required that explicitly focus on the varying needs and capacities of people with dementia, in order to generate additional evidence for the effectiveness of electronic memory aids for this cohort.

scholarly journals Changes in the Cellular Concentrations of Elements in Tobacco Leaf Tissues during Growth and Senescence

1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 297-312
Author(s):  
P Echlin
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Mesophyll Cells ◽  
Spongy Mesophyll ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Sodium Magnesium ◽  
Leaf Tissues ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium ◽  
Late Stages

AbstractQuantitative X-ray microanalysis for nine elements has been carried out on frozen, fully hydrated fracture faces of upper and lower epidermis, palisade and spongy mesophyll cells in leaf tissue of Nicotianatabacum L. cv. Coker 319 taken from plants at five different stages of growth. Although concentrations of aluminium, silicon and chlorine generally fell below the minimum-detection limit, the values for sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium and calcium were consistently higher and showed differences among tissue types and stages of growth. The general trend was for elemental concentrations to increase up to the mature and ripe stages of growth and then to decrease as the leaf ages further. The sodium values were highest at the beginning and end of the five stages of growth, with higher amounts in the epidermal tissues. As the leaves age, the levels of magnesium fell in the photosynthetic tissues but increased in the epidermal tissues. Such changes could be correlated with higher concentrations of potassium at the early stages of growth and with much lower values at the late stages. The sulphur levels showed only small differences between tissue types at all stages of growth. The calcium levels increased with age and there were consistently higher concentrations in the photosynthetic tissues than in the two epidermal layers. The levels of phosphorus were low in all tissue types and decreased with age. There is an increasing positive correlation between phosphorus and magnesium and a decreasing positive correlation between phosphorus and potassium during growth and senescence.

scholarly journals Health Justice as the Catalyst for Improving Health in Underserved Settings

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 564-564
Author(s):  
Lisa Wiese ◽  
Ishan Williams
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Rural Sites ◽  
Health Justice ◽  
Multiple Health

Abstract Older adults face an increased incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) due to higher prevalence of risk factors such as lack of awareness of ADRD and reduced access to care. Furthermore, African American and Hispanic communities, which often reside in rural areas, face 1.5-2 times the risk of ADRD. The purpose of this research was to address this disparity. We conducted three studies investigating stakeholder perceptions about screening and ADRD knowledge from six diverse rural sites. Survey results revealed that regardless of rurality and education, most rural (71%) older adults believed heart disease and poor diet increased ADRD risk and were willing to be screened. Yet only 15% had been tested for memory loss by their provider. Rurality was the only significant predictor of willingness to participate in screening. It is important to maintain a focus on pursuing health justice among rural older adults facing multiple health disparities.

scholarly journals Composition of Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excels HBK), Its Beverage and By-Products: A Healthy Food and Potential Source of Ingredients

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 3007
Author(s):  
Wilson V. Vasquez-Rojas ◽  
Diana Martín ◽  
Beatriz Miralles ◽  
Isidra Recio ◽  
Tiziana Fornari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Brazil Nut ◽  
Sediment Fraction ◽  
By Products ◽  
Lipid Components

The consumption of plant-based beverages is a growing trend and, consequently, the search for alternative plant sources, the improvement of beverage quality and the use of their by-products, acquire great interest. Thus, the purpose of this work was to characterize the composition (nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidant activity) of the Brazil nut (BN), its whole beverage (WBM), water-soluble beverage (BM-S), and its by-products of the beverage production: cake, sediment fraction (BM-D), and fat fraction (BM-F). In this study, advanced methodologies for the analysis of the components were employed to assess HPLC-ESI-QTOF (phenolic compounds), GC (fatty acids), and MALDI-TOF/TOF (proteins and peptides). The production of WBM was based on a hot water extraction process, and the production of BM-S includes an additional centrifugation step. The BN showed an interesting nutritional quality and outstanding content of unsaturated fatty acids. The investigation found the following in the composition of the BN: phenolic compounds (mainly flavan-3-ols as Catechin (and glycosides or derivatives), Epicatechin (and glycosides or derivatives), Quercetin and Myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside, hydroxybenzoic acids as Gallic acid (and derivatives), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, ellagic acid, Vanillic acid, p-Coumaric acid and Ferulic acid, bioactive minor lipid components (β-Sitosterol, γ-Tocopherol, α-Tocopherol and squalene), and a high level of selenium. In beverages, WBM had a higher lipid content than BM-S, a factor that influenced the energy characteristics and the content of bioactive minor lipid components. The level of phenolic compounds and selenium were outstanding in both beverages. Hydrothermal processing can promote some lipolysis, with an increase in free fatty acids and monoglycerides content. In by-products, the BM-F stood out due to its bioactive minor lipid components, the BM-D showed a highlight in protein and mineral contents, and the cake retained important nutrients and phytochemicals from the BN. In general, the BN and its beverages are healthy foods, and its by-products could be used to obtain healthy ingredients with appreciable biological activities (such as antioxidant activity).

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