Walnuts
People mainly take Walnuts for focus. Based on 13 first-hand reports. Ranked #760 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mostly positive23% positive0% mixed15% negative62% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 61% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Walnuts does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
4 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Walnuts is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
42 mgdaily
dailyas reported
2 ouncesdaily
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
No side effects reported so far.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“If you want anti cancer, you want 42mg of walnuts daily.”
“Walnuts and most plant foods only have appreciable amounts of ALA which converts very poorly to the more important EPA and DHA”
“Flaxseeds and walnuts - omegas”
“I asked the same thing about Walnuts, since they help me tremendously with cognitive tasks (I generally feel sharper and more versatile, easier time visualizing problems)”
“You can increase your melatonin by eating nuts like pecans or walnuts, some legumes like red lentils, or sprouted beans, fish and eggs also contain melatonin.”
Top discussions (5)
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- Here is my vitamin and supplement stack which I have been taking (with some recent modifications) for the last 2 years. Roast me. ↗
- Mice consuming the human equivalent of 2 ounces of walnuts a day had a 60% reduction in tumor size compared to mice consuming a corn-oil based diet. (n=22, 30 days) Walnuts contain multiple components which inhibit the protein complex that is responsible for the deadly COVID-19 cytokine storm. ↗
- Melatonin Prevents the Harmful Effects of Obesity on the Brain, Including at the Behavioral Level.2018 ↗
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