Two positive studies -- one in BMJ Open, the other in PLOS One -- found that daily servings of tree nuts led to improvements in metabolic health. Both studies were authored by John Sievenpiper, MD, of St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues. Another study in the New England Journal of Medicine found nuts to be associated with a lower risk of mortality. The group represents nine tree nut: almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. As per BMJ a daily dose of 50 g of tree nuts over 8 weeks was associated with a 0.06 mmol/L lowering of triglycerides and a 0.08 mmol/L lowering of fasting blood glucose compared with control diets. But there were no benefits in terms of HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, or waist circumference. The PLOS One paper showed that 56 g of nuts per day (thats about two servings) over 8 weeks improved HbA1c by 0.07% and fasting plasma glucose by 0.15 mmol/L compared with a control diet.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 12:40:32 +0000
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