Background: The effects of nuts on major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors,
including dose-responses and potential heterogeneity by nut type or phytosterol content, are …

Tree nuts contain an array of phytochemicals including carotenoids, phenolic acids,
phytosterols and polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids, proanthocyanidins (PAC) …

Abstract The Mediterranean Diet has been associated with greater longevity and quality of
life in epidemiological studies, the majority being observational. The application of evidence …

Background—Epidemiological studies suggest that nut intake decreases coronary artery
disease (CAD) risk. Nuts have a cholesterol-lowering effect that partly explains this benefit …

Epidemiological and clinical studies have indicated that nut consumption could be a healthy
dietary strategy to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and related cardiovascular …

Background Intervention studies suggest that incorporating walnuts into the diet may
improve blood lipids without promoting weight gain. Objective We conducted a systematic …

It is well established that, due to their high content of saturated fatty acids (SFA), the intake of
meat and meat products is strongly associated with elevated blood cholesterol …

Tree nuts are highly nutritious and provide macronutrients (fat, protein, and carbohydrate)[1,
8], micronutrients (minerals and vitamins)[1], fat-soluble bioactives (monounsaturated fatty …

The inverse association of nut consumption and risk markers of coronary heart disease
(lipids) has sparked the interest of the scientific and lay community. The objective of this …

Oxidative stress has been involved in the aetiology of hypertension, insulin resistance, the
metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. Several …