Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend the consumption of unsalted nuts. This study
evaluated diet quality and the feasibility of incorporating almonds into the diet of 29 parent
(34.9±2.9 y) and child (4.5±1.1 y) pairs. Parents and children consumed 1.5 oz and 0.5 oz,
respectively, of almonds and/or almond butter for 3 wk followed by a 4‐wk washout. Parents
and children abstained from almonds during the control period. One dietary recall (ASA24)
was completed during each week of the intervention and control periods, and the average …

The health benefits of nuts may, in part, be due to the fiber that provides substrate for the
maintenance of a healthy and diverse microbiota. We hypothesized that consuming almonds
would benefit immune status through improving diet quality and modulation of microbiota
composition in parents and their children, while improving gastrointestinal function. In a
crossover trial, 29 parents (35±0.6 years) and their children (n= 29; 4±0.2 years; pairs)
consumed 1.5 and 0.5 oz, respectively, of almonds and/or almond butter or control (no …