A study that was recently published in the journal Public Health Nutrition aimed to explore the relationship between intake of nuts, specifically peanut, pine nut, and almond on the risk of diabetes mellitus in 379,000 working-aged Koreans. Since insulin resistance is a major pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus, the study looked at the relationship between nut consumption and insulin resistance.
Researchers utilized a retrospective cross-sectional study to analyze the impact of consuming one serving does (15 g/day) of nuts, including peanut, pine nut, and almond. The consumption was categorized into six different groups, those who consumed less than 1 serving dose a month, 1 serving dose a month, 1 serving dose a week, between 1-3 serving doses per week, 3-5 serving doses per week, and more than 5 serving doses per week. It was also sub-grouped and analyzed depending on gender, age, and glycemic status (normal, prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus).
Results of the analysis showed that compared to the reference group (less than 1 serving dose per month), consumption of nuts that was greater than or equal to 1 serving dose per month was significantly less associated with higher insulin resistance.
Park, S. K., Oh, C. M., & Jung, J. Y. (2021). The association between insulin resistance and the consumption of nut including peanut, pine nut and almonds in working-aged Korean population. Public Health Nutrition, 1-21.
Researchers utilized a retrospective cross-sectional study to analyze the impact of consuming one serving does (15 g/day) of nuts, including peanut, pine nut, and almond. The consumption was categorized into six different groups, those who consumed less than 1 serving dose a month, 1 serving dose a month, 1 serving dose a week, between 1-3 serving doses per week, 3-5 serving doses per week, and more than 5 serving doses per week. It was also sub-grouped and analyzed depending on gender, age, and glycemic status (normal, prediabetes, and diabetes mellitus).
Results of the analysis showed that compared to the reference group (less than 1 serving dose per month), consumption of nuts that was greater than or equal to 1 serving dose per month was significantly less associated with higher insulin resistance.
Park, S. K., Oh, C. M., & Jung, J. Y. (2021). The association between insulin resistance and the consumption of nut including peanut, pine nut and almonds in working-aged Korean population. Public Health Nutrition, 1-21.