Trial reportNutrients2018
Walnut Consumption for Two Years and Leukocyte Telomere Attrition in Mediterranean Elders: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Walnut consumption and health outcomes with public health relevance-a systematic review of cohort studies and randomized controlled trials published from 2017 to present.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- The Impact of Foods, Nutrients, or Dietary Patterns on Telomere Length in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of Nutrition on Telomere Health: Systematic Review of Observational Cohort Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Walnut Supplementation on Dietary Polyphenol Intake and Urinary Polyphenol Excretion in the Walnuts and Healthy Aging Study.Nutrients · 2023Trial
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- A Healthy Lifestyle Can Slow Immune System Aging and Reduce Age-Related Chronic Inflammation: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A reservation-based clinical trial on inflammatory biomarkers in American Indian/Alaska Native cancer patients: Rationale and design of the Adaptive Prehab Approaches in Cancer Healing and Education (APACHE) Program.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Role of nut and seed intake on telomere length as a biomarker of ageing: a systematic review of observational and interventional studies.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Review
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- The Mediterranean Diet in Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: Evidence and Mechanisms.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Unveiling the Impact of Peanut Consumption on Telomere Length in Young and Healthy Individuals: Insights from the ARISTOTLE Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Quercetin Intake and Absolute Telomere Length in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Novel Findings from a Randomized Controlled Before-and-After Study.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of the Mediterranean Diet on Healthy Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Variations in Antioxidant Capacity, Oxidative Stability, and Physicochemical Quality Parameters of Walnut (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of Physical Activity, Smoking, and Sleep on Telomere Length: A Systematic Review of Observational and Intervention Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Telomere Length and Oxidative Stress and Its Relation with Metabolic Syndrome Components in the Aging.Biology · 2021Review
- Nuts and Older Adults' Health: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Trends in Natural Nutrients for Oxidative Stress and Cell Senescence.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Review
- Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns, Plant Foods and Nutrients, and Telomere Length.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Review
- Health Benefits of Nut Consumption in Middle-Aged and Elderly Population.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Authors and funding
15 authors.
Tania-Marisa Freitas-SimoesLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. FREITA@clinic.cat.
Montserrat CofánLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. Mcofan@clinic.cat.ORCID 0000-0002-1895-5644
Maria A BlascoTelomeres and Telomerase Group, Molecular Oncology Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain. mblasco@cnio.es.
Nora SoberónTelomeres and Telomerase Group, Molecular Oncology Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain. norasoberon@gmail.com.
Miguel ForondaTelomeres and Telomerase Group, Molecular Oncology Program, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain. miguel.foronda.alvaro@gmail.com.
Mercè Serra-MirLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. serramir@clinic.cat.
Irene RothLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. roth@clinic.cat.
Cinta Valls-PedretLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. cvalls1@clinic.cat.
Mónica DoménechLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. mdomen@clinic.cat.
Elena Ponferrada-ArizaLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. eponferr@clinic.cat.
Carlos CalvoLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. ccalvoanibarro@gmail.com.
Sujatha RajaramDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. srajaram@llu.edu.
Joan SabatéDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. jsabate@llu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9063-9785
Emilio RosLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. eros@clinic.cat.ORCID 0000-0002-2573-1294
Aleix Sala-VilaLipid Clinic, Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, Edifici Helios, despatx 8, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. asala@clinic.ub.es.
Funding
California Walnut Commission N/AInstituto de Salud Carlos III CP12/03299Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI15/01014
Abstract
Randomized controlled trials on diet and shortening of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) mostly focus on marine-derived
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DietJuglansAgedAgingalpha-Linolenic AcidBiomarkersCaliforniaFemaleHumansLeukocytesMaleMiddle AgedSpainTelomerealpha-Linolenic AcidBiomarkersagingalpha-linolenic acidbiomarkern-3 PUFAnuts
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