Pistachio nuts and serum lipid levels in patients with moderate hypercholesterolemia. 2003; Submitted to AJCN.
Objective: Clinical and epidemiological studies have reported the beneficial effects of tree nuts and peanuts on serum lipid levels. We studied the effects of consuming 15% of the daily caloric intake in the form of pistachio nuts on the lipid profiles of free-living human subjects with primary; moderate hypercholesterolemia (serum cholesterol greater than 210 mg/dL). […]
Occurrence of Resveratrol in Edible Peanuts. Presentation; American Oil Chemists Society; Las Vegas; Nevada; 1998.
Vegetarian diets and obesity prevention. CRC Press; Boca Raton; 91-107.
Almonds; walnuts; and serum lipids. In Spiller; GA Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition; New York; NY: CRC Press; Inc
Nut consumption and protection against coronary heart disease death in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). World Congress of Cardiology 2006; Abstract number 270; www.escardio.org.
Purpose: Nuts have been suggested to be protective of coronary heart disease. However; all epidemiologic information to date is derived from cohorts based on American populations; which may have different dietary backgrounds and nut intake patterns than other populations. Methods: The association of nut intake and coronary heart disease mortality was examined in 399;633 subjects; […]
Chemical and histochemical characterization of cell wall polysaccharides in almond seeds in relation to lipid bioavailability. Biologically-active phytochemicals in food. 2001; (ed) W Pfannhauser; GR Fenwick & S Khokhar; Royal Soc of Chem; Cambridge; UK 4
Vegetarian diets in the prevention of osteoporosis; diabetes; and neurological disorders. CRC Press; Boca Raton 2001; 109-34.
Cashew allergy: observations of 42 children without associated peanut allergy
BACKGROUND: Cashew allergy seems to be increasingly frequent. The goal of the present study was to analyse the clinical features and results of investigations of 42 children with cashew allergy. METHODS: The clinical features and results of skin prick tests; specific IgE assays; and food challenges were analysed. RESULTS: The mean age at first allergic […]