Background: The associations between specific types of nuts, specifically peanuts and
walnuts, and cardiovascular disease remain unclear. Objectives: The authors sought to …

Background Prospective studies in non-Mediterranean populations have consistently
related increasing nut consumption to lower coronary heart disease mortality. A small …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and dietary
factors may play an important role in its prevention. We sought to examine the association …

Objective To examine the relationships of nut consumption, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and
obesity in the Adventist Health Study-2, a relatively healthy population with a wide range of …

This article summarizes the main conclusions drawn from a conference on the health effects
of nut consumption and identifies priority areas for future research. Individuals with higher …

Despite high energy content, nut consumption has not been associated with weight gain in
epidemiological and clinical investigations. Since a satiety effect a decreased sense of …

Nuts (tree nuts and peanuts) are nutrient dense foods with complex matrices rich in
unsaturated fatty and other bioactive compounds: high-quality vegetable protein, fiber …

This study aimed to assess the association of various types of nut per se, and total nut
consumption with the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). A 6.2±0.7-year population …

Dietary patterns containing nuts are associated with a lower risk of CVD mortality, and
increased nut consumption has been shown to have beneficial effects on CVD risk factors …

The beneficial effects of nuts on cardiovascular health are well known. However, since nuts
provide a high caloric and fat content, some concern exists regarding a potential detrimental …