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Research Project: Nutrition and Regenerative Medicine for Preventing Age-Related Neurological Disorders

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Perspective: Challenges and Future Directions in Clinical Research with Nuts and Berries

Author
item ZUELCH, MICHELLE - University Of California, Davis
item RADTKE, MARCELA - University Of California, Davis
item HOLT, ROBERTA - University Of California, Davis
item BASU, ARPITA - University Of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nv
item BURTON-FREEMAN, BRITT - Illinois Institute Of Technology
item FERRUZZI, MARIO - University Of Arkansas
item LI, ZHAOPING - University Of California (UCLA)
item SHAY, NEIL - Oregon State University
item Shukitt-Hale, Barbara
item KEEN, CARL - University Of California, Davis
item STEINBERG, FRANCINE - University Of California, Davis
item HACKMAN, ROBERT - University Of California, Davis

Submitted to: Advances in Nutrition
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/31/2023
Publication Date: 9/13/2023
Citation: Zuelch, M.L., Radtke, M.D., Holt, R.R., Basu, A., Burton-Freeman, B., Ferruzzi, M.G., Li, Z., Shay, N.F., Shukitt Hale, B., Keen, C.L., Steinberg, F.M., Hackman, R.M. 2023. Perspective: Challenges and Future Directions in Clinical Research with Nuts and Berries. Advances in Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2023.07.010.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2023.07.010

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Consumption of nuts and berries is part of a healthy eating pattern due to the diversity of nutrients that favorably impact a variety of health outcomes. An international nutrition conference focused on the role of nuts and berries was convened in 2022 to address current research efforts, along with the successes and challenges associated with conducting human clinical research with these foods. Proceedings from the conference highlight the inconsistencies in study designs, the homogeneity in population demographics, and the variability in test products and control foods. Future research prioritizing interindividual differences through the lens of precision nutrition and the use of innovative biomarkers for assessing health status associated with the intake of nuts and berries offers new approaches to expand and focus our understanding of the important role these foods play in nutrition and health promotion.