This review, recently published in the journal Food Chemistry, provides an overview of recent findings on bioactive constituents, health claims, and health benefits of nuts and dried fruits.

On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for peanut allergy, named Palforzia.

This study, recently published in The Journal of Nutrition, examined between-diet gut bacterial differences in individuals at increased cardiovascular risk following diets that replaced saturated fatty acids (SFAs) with walnuts or vegetable oils.

A recent review, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, aimed to determine if nut consumption decreased mortality and/or the risk of cardiometabolic diseases based on updated meta-analysis studies.

A study, recently published in The Journal of Nutrition, and carried out by researchers from The Pennsylvania State University examined how a walnut-rich diet affects cholesterol metabolism.

For the second year in a row, Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Chairman of the INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination, is among the most influential scientists in the world –thanks to the impact of his research.

This study was recently published in the journal Nutrients. Its main objective was to evaluate the impact of a diet enriched with walnuts on the gut microbiota composition and function in healthy adults during three days, according to their urolithin metabotypes –a group of metabolites produced by human colon microflora from ellagic acid and related compounds.

This study was recently published in the journal Appetite and its main objective was to examine the effects of adding a daily portion of pistachios to the habitual diet of healthy women.

The INC doubles the Annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects from €50,000 to €100,000.