An Indian experiment with nutritional modulation in acute myocardial infarction
In a randomized; single-blind intervention trial; 406 patients 24 to 48 hours after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were assigned to either diet A (204 patients; group A) or B (202 patients; group B) for 6 weeks. At entry to the study; mean age; male sex; risk factors; complications; possible and definite AMI; and drug therapy […]
Nuts and plasma lipids: an almond-based diet lowers LDL-C while preserving HDL-C.
OBJECTIVE: To compare lipid-altering effects of an almond-based diet with an olive oil-based diet; against a cheese and butter-based control diet. METHODS: Forty-five free-living hyperlipidemic men (n = 12) and women (n = 33) with a mean plasma total cholesterol (TC) of 251 +/- 30 mg/dL followed one of three diets; almond-based; olive oil-based; or […]
Effect of a diet high in monounsaturated fat from almonds on plasma cholesterol and lipoproteins.
The effect of almonds as part of a low saturated fat; low cholesterol; high-fiber diet was studied in 26 adults (13 men; 13 women). The baseline diet was modified in a similar way for all subjects by limiting meat; fatty fish; high-fat milk products; eggs; and saturated fat. Grains; beans; vegetables; fruit; and low-fat milk […]
Effects of plant-based diets high in raw or roasted almonds; or roasted almond butter on serum lipoproteins in humans.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the lipid-altering effect of roasted salted almonds and roasted almond butter with that of raw almonds; as part of a plant-based diet. METHODS: Thirty-eight free-living; hypercholesterolemic men (n = 12) and women (n = 26) with a mean total serum cholesterol (TC) of 245 + 29 mg/dL (mean + SD) followed a […]
Fatty acid and tocopherol contents and oxidative stability of walnut oils
Components of the mediterranean-type food pattern and serum inflammatory markers among patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.
Objective: To evaluate associations between components of the Mediterranean diet and circulating markers of inflammation in a large cohort of asymptomatic subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Subjects/Methods: A total of 339 men and 433 women aged between 55 and 80 years at high cardiovascular risk because of presence of diabetes or at least […]
Antioxidant phytochemicals in hazelnut kernel (Corylus avellana L.) and hazelnut byproducts.
Antioxidant efficacies of ethanol extracts of defatted raw hazelnut kernel and hazelnut byproducts (skin; hard shell; green leafy cover; and tree leaf) were evaluated by monitoring total antioxidant activity (TAA) and free-radical scavenging activity tests [hydrogen peroxide; superoxide radical; and 2;2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical]; together with antioxidant activity in a beta-carotene-linoleate model system; inhibition of oxidation […]