Chemometric comparison of almond oxidation rates using kinetic parameters obtained by infrared spectroscopy.
BACKGROUND: The study of almond fat stability is essential from a quality control perspective meanly because, in most of the cases, almonds are sold skinned and thermally treated. In this work an alternative method to Rancimat test based on Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (ATR-FTIR) was adapted for checking the induced degradation at 75 […]
Structural and Physicochemical Changes in Almond Milk during In Vitro Gastric Digestion: Impact on the Delivery of Protein and Lipid.
Almond milk (about 3% protein and 7% lipids) was prepared using wet disintegration of raw almonds and then subjected to in vitro gastric digestion using an advanced dynamic digestion model (i.e., a human gastric simulator). Microstructural changes, physicochemical behavior, and protein digestion were examined; the release of lipids and protein during digestion was quantified. Under […]
Epitopes with similar physicochemical properties contribute to cross reactivity between peanut and tree nuts.
Many individuals with peanut (PN) allergy have severe reactions to tree nuts (TN) such as walnuts or cashews. Although allergenic proteins in TN and PN have overall low identity, they share discrete sequences similar in physicochemical properties (PCP) to known IgE epitopes. Here, PCP-consensus peptides (cp, 13 aa and 31 aa) were identified from an […]
Effects of Daily Almond Consumption for Six Months on Cognitive Measures in Healthy Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial.
Objectives: Cognitive impairment is a major risk factor for the development of dementia. Almonds are rich in nutrients recognized to have beneficial effects on cognitive function. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of almond consumption on cognition in elderly adults. Methods: In a 6-mo single-blinded randomized controlled trial the effects of […]
Effect of Almond Consumption on Metabolic Risk Factors – Glucose, Hyperinsulinemia, Inflammatory Markers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in 16–25 year olds in Mumbai City.
Objectives: A large percentage of Indian population has diabetes or is at risk of pre-diabetes. Almond consumption has shown benefits on cardio metabolic risk factors in adults. The present study explored the effect of almond consumption on determinants of metabolic dysfunction – blood glucose, insulin, selected inflammatory markers and oxidant damage in adolescents and young […]
Almonds Improve Endothelial Function and Lower LDL Cholesterol, But Do Not Affect Liver Fat in Adults at Moderate Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Objectives: The ATTIS study aimed to investigate whether substituting almonds for typical snacks (high in refined starch, free sugars and saturated fats, and low in fibre) influenced cardiometabolic risk factors. Primary outcomes, endothelial function and liver fat, were measured in healthy adults aged 30–70 y who were habitual snackers and at moderate risk of developing […]
Almond Snacking For 8 Weeks Differentially Altered the Serum Omics Profiles of Young Adults in Comparison to a Control Snack.
Objectives: Almond consumption can improve cardiometabolic health. However, the mechanisms underlying those physiological changes are not well characterized. This study explored the effects of consuming a snack of almonds for 8 weeks on changes in omics profiles in young adults. Methods: Newly enrolled, college students (n = 73, age: 18–19 years, BMI: 18–41 kg/m2) were […]
The effect of almond intake on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Objective: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed determine the efficacy of almond intake on blood pressure (BP). Methods: PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane library and Google Scholar were comprehensively searched to infinity until December 2019. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) reporting effects of almond intake on aortic and brachial BP were included. Weighted […]
Snacking on whole almonds for 6 weeks improves endothelial function and lowers LDL cholesterol but does not affect liver fat and other cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults: the ATTIS study, a randomized controlled trial.
Background: There is convincing evidence that daily whole almond consumption lowers blood LDL cholesterol concentrations, but effects on other cardiometabolic risk factors such as endothelial function and liver fat are still to be determined. Objectives: We aimed to investigate whether isoenergetic substitution of whole almonds for control snacks with the macronutrient profile of average snack intakes, had […]
Whole almond consumption is associated with better diet quality and cardiovascular disease risk factors in the UK adult population: National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008-2017.
Purpose: This work aimed to estimate whole almond consumption in a nationally representative UK survey population and examine associations with diet quality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods: Four-day food record data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) 2008-2017 (n = 6802, age ≥ 19 year) were analyzed to investigate associations between whole almond consumption […]