Daily walnut intake improves metabolic syndrome status and increases circulating adiponectin levels: randomized controlled crossover trial.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Several previous studies have investigated whether regular walnut consumption positively changes heart-health-related parameters. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of daily walnut intake on metabolic syndrome (MetS) status and other metabolic parameters among subjects with MetS. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study was a two-arm, randomized, controlled crossover study with 16 weeks of […]

Beliefs; benefits; barriers; attitude; intake and knowledge about peanuts and tree nuts among WIC participants in eastern North Carolina

The objective of this study was to assess beliefs (e.g. advantages; disadvantages; benefits; barriers) and knowledge about eating peanuts and tree nuts. Personal interviews based on the Theory of Planned Behavior were conducted to elicit beliefs about eating nuts. Then; a cross-sectional survey was administered to WIC participants from one county in North Carolina. One-hundred-twenty-four […]