Nuts are an integral part of the Mediterranean food patterns, and their incorporation into the
regular diets of human beings is believed to provide many health benefits. The recent …

Aims The optimal diet for cardiovascular health is controversial. The aim of this review is to
summarize the highest level of evidence and rank the risk associated with each individual …

Whether low-fat, high-carbohydrate (CHO) diets or moderately high-fat, high–
monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) diets are preferable for the treatment and prevention of …

Tree nuts have a fatty acid profile that favourably affects blood lipids and lipoproteins. They
are low in saturated fat and high in unsaturated fatty acids and are rich sources of other …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Effects of pistachio nuts consumption on plasma lipid profile and
oxidative status were investigated in healthy volunteers with normal lipid levels. METHODS …

Dietary fibre has a range of metabolic health benefits. Through a variety of mechanisms,
dietary fibre, and the viscous variety in particular, slows down gastric emptying and intestinal …

In addition to being a rich source of several essential vitamins and minerals, mono-and
polyunsaturated fatty acids, and fiber, most tree nuts provide an array of phytochemicals that …

Almonds, together with other nuts, reduce serum cholesterol levels and may reduce the risk
of coronary heart disease. There is much current interest in the relation of coronary heart …

Nutrition science is a highly fractionated, contentious field with rapidly changing viewpoints
on both minor and major issues impacting on public health. With an evolutionary perspective …

Background: Frequent consumption of nuts may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease by
favorably altering serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations. Objective: We compared the …