Walnuts, Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, and Adolescent Brain Development: Protocol for the Walnuts Smart Snack Dietary Intervention Trial

• Main Authors: Jordi Julvez (Author), Florence Gignac (Author), Silvia Fernández-Barrés (Author), Dora Romaguera (Author), Aleix Sala-Vila (Author), Otavio T. Ranzani (Author), Cecilia Persavento (Author), Anna Delgado (Author), Albert Carol (Author), Jaume Torrent (Author), Judith Gonzalez (Author), Eduard Roso (Author), Jose Barrera-Gómez (Author), Mónica López-Vicente (Author), Raquel Garcia-Esteban (Author), Olivier Boucher (Author), Joan Forns (Author), Miguel Burgaleta (Author), Nuria Sebastián (Author), Josefina Canals (Author), Victoria Arija (Author), Xavier Basagaña (Author), Emilio Ros (Author), Joan Vendrell (Author), Jordi Salas-Salvadó (Author), Jordi Sunyer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Adolescence, when the most complex behaviors are refined to adult sophistication, represents a major window of opportunity and vulnerability for neuropsychological development. To support and protect this complex and active brain growth, different nutritional components considered essent...