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Nut Consumption and Blood Lipid Levels: A Pooled Analysis of 25 Intervention Trials
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have consistently associated nut consumption with reduced risk for coronary heart disease. Subsequently, many dietary intervention trials investigated the effects of nut consumption on blood lipid levels. The objectives of this study were to estimate the effects of nut consumption on blood lipid levels and to examine whether different factors modify the effects. METHODS: We pooled individual primary data from 25 nut consumption trials conducted in 7 countries among 583 men and women with normolipidemia and hypercholesterolemia who were not taking lipid-lowering medications. In a pooled analysis, we used mixed linear models to assess the effects of nut consumption and the potential interactions. RESULTS: With a mean daily consumption of 67 g of nuts, the following estimated mean reductions were achieved: total cholesterol concentration (10.9 mg/dL [5.1% change]), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration (LDL-C) (10.2 mg/dL [7.4% change]), ratio of LDL-C to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration (HDL-C) (0.22 [8.3% change]), and ratio of total cholesterol concentration to HDL-C (0.24 [5.6% change]) (P < .001 for all) (to convert all cholesterol concentrations to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259). Triglyceride levels were reduced by 20.6 mg/dL (10.2%) in subjects with blood triglyceride levels of at least 150 mg/dL (P < .05) but not in those with lower levels (to convert triglyceride level to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0113). The effects of nut consumption were dose related, and different types of nuts had similar effects on blood lipid levels. The effects of nut consumption were significantly modified by LDL-C, body mass index, and diet type: the lipid-lowering effects of nut consumption were greatest among subjects with high baseline LDL-C and with low body mass index and among those consuming Western diets. CONCLUSION: Nut consumption improves blood lipid levels in a dose-related manner, particularly among subjects with higher LDL-C or with lower BMI.
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“Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have shown reductions in LDL-C of 7% for nuts at a median dose of 67 g/d, 33”
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“There is some scientific evidence that consumption of nuts is associated with a reduced risk of CVD(38,39) and weight gain and obesity(40).”
BackgroundInfluentialConsumption of Plant Seeds and Cardiovascular Health
Ros, E., & Hu, F. B. (2013) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/circulationaha.112.001119 · Cited by 149
“4 oz) of nuts depending on nut dose and baseline LDL-cholesterol, and was similar by sex and age group and independent of the type of nut tested.(49) Acute feeding studies indicate that nuts reduce postprandial glucose responses when consumed with foods having a high glycemic index, which suggests that they may be use…”
Dybvik, J. S., Svendsen, M., & Aune, D. (2023) · European Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s00394-022-02942-8 · Cited by 150
Nutrition attributes and health effects of pistachio nuts
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“The effects of nut consumption were dose-related, and different types of nuts had similar effects on blood lipid levels((94)).”
BackgroundLi, S. S., Blanco Mejia, S., Lytvyn, L., Stewart, S. E., Viguiliouk, E., Ha, V., de Souza, R. J., Leiter, L. A., Kendall, C. W. C., Jenkins, D. J. A., et al. (2017) · Journal of the American Heart Association · doi:10.1161/jaha.117.006659 · Cited by 139
Influence of roasting conditions on health-related compounds in different nuts
Schlörmann, W., Birringer, M., Böhm, V., Löber, K., Jahreis, G., Stefan Lorkowski, A., Müller, A. K., Schöne, F., & Glei, M. (2015) · Food Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.02.017 · Cited by 135
The Contribution of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption to Human Health
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“Both in meta-analysis and in clinical studies, the beneficial effects of different nuts and peanuts on lipids, lipoproteins, and various CHD risk factors, including oxidation, inflammation, endothelial function, and arterial stiffness, have been shown (Kris-Etherton et al., 2008; Sabaté et al., 2010; Kasliwal et al.,…”
BackgroundNuts: Natural Pleiotropic Nutraceuticals
Ros, E., Singh, A., & O’Keefe, J. H. (2021) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu13093269 · Cited by 155
“All individual nuts except cashews reduced LDL-cholesterol to a similar extent than reported for total nuts in the mentioned systematic reviews [9,67], but cashews had no effect, which may be due to the low number of RCTs analyzed.”
BackgroundMethodNuts and Berries for Heart Health
Ros, E., Tapsell, L. C., & Sabaté, J. (2010) · Current Atherosclerosis Reports · doi:10.1007/s11883-010-0132-5 · Cited by 130
Almond Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults with Prediabetes
Wien, M., Bleich, D., Raghuwanshi, M. P., Gould-Forgerite, S., Gomes, J., Couch, L. M., & Oda, K. (2010) · Journal of the American College of Nutrition · doi:10.1080/07315724.2010.10719833 · Cited by 129
“The TC:HDL-C ratio has recently emerged as a good or better indicator of predicting CVD risk than LDL-C or apolipoprotein fractions in large cohort studies [25,26] and has been included in a recent pooled analysis of 25 intervention trials evaluating nut consumption and blood lipid levels [27].”
BackgroundRole of Walnuts in Maintaining Brain Health with Age
Poulose, S. M., Miller, M. G., & Shukitt‐Hale, B. (2014) · Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.3945/jn.113.184838 · Cited by 133
Nut consumption, weight gain and obesity: Epidemiological evidence
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“A recently published pooled analysis of 25 feeding studies with different nuts supported also a consistent cholesterol-lowering effect of nut consumption [8].”
BackgroundAssociations between nut consumption and inflammatory biomarkers,
Yu, Z., Malik, V., Keum, N., Hu, F. B., Giovannucci, E. L., Stampfer, M. J., Willett, W. C., Fuchs, C. S., & Bao, Y. (2016) · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.3945/ajcn.116.134205 · Cited by 129
“Epidemiologic studies have consistently shown that intake of nuts is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)(9) and type 2 diabetes (3), and short-term trials have demonstrated beneficial effects on intermediate markers of cardiovascular disease risk, particularly lipids with a doserelated reducti…”
BackgroundHernández‐Alonso, P., Salas‐Salvadó, J., Baldrich-Mora, M., Juanola‐Falgarona, M., & Bulló, M. (2014) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc14-1431 · Cited by 129
“sis inherent to the obese state makes them resistant to downregulating cholesterol (36).”
BackgroundBerryman, C. E., Preston, A. G., Karmally, W., Deckelbaum, R. J., & Kris‐Etherton, P. M. (2011) · Nutrition Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00383.x · Cited by 128
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“[6] Sabaté J, Oda K, Ros E.”
BackgroundBerryman, C. E., Grieger, J. A., West, S. G., Chen, C.-Y. O., Blumberg, J. B., Rothblat, G. H., Sankaranarayanan, S., & Kris‐Etherton, P. M. (2013) · Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.3945/jn.112.170993 · Cited by 126
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“showed that nuts produce favorable lipid-regulating effects in individuals with BMI ,30 [31].”
BackgroundFunctional Food and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment: A Review
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“that both reduced LDL-cholesterol.(39,40) Also, combining the groups was expected to 273 enhance discriminative power because consumption of both groups is low.”
BackgroundIbarrola-Jurado, N., Bulló, M., Guasch‐Ferré, M., Ros, E., Martínez‐González, M. Á., Corella, D., Fiol, M., Wärnberǵ, J., Estruch, R., Román, P., et al. (2013) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057367 · Cited by 115
“However, a recent pooled analysis of clinical studies showed that nut consumption had no effect on HDL-C, although it reduced triglycerides when they were elevated at baseline [18].”
BackgroundResultInfluentialBerryman, C. E., West, S. G., Fleming, J. A., Bordi, P. L., & Kris‐Etherton, P. M. (2015) · Journal of the American Heart Association · doi:10.1161/jaha.114.000993 · Cited by 120
“Prospective cohort studies consistently show that nuts reduce the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality, and nut intervention studies demonstrate a cholesterollowering effect.(14) The PREDIMED trial found a 30% reduction in major cardiovascular events in individuals who consumed a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) supplemente…”
BackgroundKahleova, H., Salas-Salvadó, J., Rahelić, D., Kendall, C. W., Rembert, E., & Sievenpiper, J. L. (2019) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu11092209 · Cited by 114
Nuts as a Replacement for Carbohydrates in the Diabetic Diet
Jenkins, D. J. A., Kendall, C. W. C., Banach, M. S., Srichaikul, K., Vidgen, E., Mitchell, S., Parker, T. L., Nishi, S. K., Bashyam, B., de Souza, R. J., et al. (2011) · Diabetes Care · doi:10.2337/dc11-0338 · Cited by 109
“Nevertheless, use of nuts to increase fat intake has not resulted in weight gain, and habitual nut consumption lowers LDL cholesterol (4).”
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Dietary Fats and Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases
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“The American Heart Association recommends that individuals with a high LDL-C reduce SFA to 5–6% of daily calories, which may have applied to many of the individuals who developed CVD events during the trial [31].”
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“The regular consumption of nuts leads to the reduction of the levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in the blood and the lower oxidation rate of LDL, thus being associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases [22].”
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“Inclusion criteria were an age of 18 to 75 y and a BMI of 27–40.”
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“To help reconcile these findings, a recent pooled analysis of primary data from 25 tree nut consumption trials with a total of 583 participants failed to show a significant difference in mean HDL-C levels between tree nut consumers and non-consumers [64].”
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“a p value of significance between walnut and controls determined using a dependent manner, and the lipid-lowering effect is most prominent in subjects with high baseline LDL cholesterol [40].”
BackgroundNuts and Cardiovascular Disease
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sabaté, J.
- Affiliations
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sabaté, Joan
- ORCID
- Sabaté, Joan
- Venue
- Archives of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2010-05-10
- Volume
- 170
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 821
- ISSN
- 0003-9926 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2134454487
- Cited by
- 422
- References
- 52
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- FWCI
- 30.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nuts composition and effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Keywords
- nut consumption, serum lipids, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, dose-response relationship, body mass index, Western diet, dietary intervention, hypolipidemic effect
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cholesterol, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Hyperlipidemias, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Male, Middle Aged, Nuts, Triglycerides, Linear Models
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