A recent review, Role of Walnuts in Maintaining Brain Health with Age, published in the Journal of Nutrition, suggested the inclusion of walnuts in the diet may help to benefit cardiovascular health and stave off age-related cognitive decline. That paper was presented in a conference sponsored by the California Walnut Commission, Folsom, Calif. Walnuts are rich in essential fatty acids including omega-3s. Over the last several decades the proportion of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids has greatly increased, from approximately 3 to 1 respectively to about 10 to 1 or more. This is problematic because this change in fatty acid consumption may favor greater inflammation.