Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) consumption improves cognitive performance and mood in overweight young adults: A pilot study.

Autor: Landaverde-Mejia K; Postgraduate Program in Food of the Center of the Republic (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico., Dufoo-Hurtado E; Postgraduate Program in Food of the Center of the Republic (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico., Camacho-Vega D; Department of Medicine and Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico. Electronic address: camacho.diego20@uabc.edu.mx., Maldonado-Celis ME; Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Electronic address: maria.maldonado@udea.edu.co., Mendoza-Diaz S; Postgraduate Program in Food of the Center of the Republic (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. Electronic address: smendoza@uaq.mx., Campos-Vega R; Postgraduate Program in Food of the Center of the Republic (PROPAC), Research and Graduate Studies in Food Science, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. Electronic address: chio_cve@yahoo.com.mx.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food chemistry [Food Chem] 2024 Nov 01; Vol. 457, pp. 140211. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140211
Abstrakt: This pilot study evaluated the impact of pistachio consumption on cognitive performance and mood in overweight young adults. Pistachios were characterized (chemical and nutraceutical), and a baseline-final, uncontrolled nutritional intervention was performed (28 g of pistachio/28 days). Psychometric tests were applied to estimate cognitive performance and mood; anthropometric evaluation, biochemical analysis, and plasma antioxidant activity were included. The main component of nuts was lipids (48.1%). Pistachios consumption significantly (p ≤ 0.05) reduced waist circumference (-1.47 cm), total cholesterol (-10.21 mg/dL), LDL (-6.57 mg/dL), and triglycerides (-21.07 mg/dL), and increased plasma antioxidant activity. Pistachio supplementation improved risk tolerance (p ≤ 0.006) and decision-making strategy (p ≤ 0.002; BART-task), executive functions (BCST-task; p ≤ 0.006), and selective and sustained attention (Go/No-Go-test; p ≤ 0.016). The mood state was positively modulated (p ≤ 0.05) for anxiety, anger-hostility, and sadness-depression. These results show for the first time the benefits of pistachio consumption on cognitive performance and mood in overweight young adults.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that can apparently influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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