Fatty acid profile; fiber content and high magnesium density may protect against risk of coronary heart disease events.
Comparison of lipid levels in humans on a macadamia nut based high monounsaturated fat diet and a high fat typical American diet. Presentation; American Heart Association; Scientific Conference on Efficacy of Hypocholesterolemic Dietary Interventions
Serum lipid effects of a high-monounsaturated fat diet based on macadamia nuts.
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have identified potential beneficial effects of eating nuts; most of which have substantial amounts of monounsaturated fats. Macadamia nuts are 75% fat by weight; 80% of which is monounsaturated. OBJECTIVE: To examine variations in serum lipid levels in response to a high-monounsaturated fat diet based on macadamia nuts. METHODS: A randomized crossover […]
Walnuts Reduce Aortic ET-1 mRNA Levels in Hamsters Fed a High-Fat; Atherogenic Diet. University of California; Davis;
Walnut consumption is associated with reduced coronary vascular disease (CVD) risk; however; the mechanisms responsible remain incompletely understood. Recent clinical studies suggested that these mechanisms involve non-plasma lipid-related effects on endothelial function. Male Golden Syrian hamsters (12 groups; n=10-15) were fed for 26 wk atherosclerotic; high-fat; hyperlipidemic diets with increasing concentrations of whole walnuts (61-150 […]
A diet rich in walnuts favorably influences plasma fatty acid profile in moderately hyperlipidemic subjects
Food for prevention of coronary heart disease: Beyond the low fat; low cholesterol diet. Asia Pacific
Comparison of the effects of a high-fat diet enriched with peanuts and a low-fat diet on blood lipid profiles. [Abstract; American Heart Association 1996; 733]
Anti-atherogenic effect of nuts: is the answer NO?
Effect of almond skin polyphenolics and quercetin on human LDL and apolipoprotein B-100 oxidation and conformation
Almond skin polyphenolics (ASP) and vitamin C (VC) or E (VE) inhibit the Cu(2+)-induced generation of conjugated dienes in human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in a synergistic manner. However; the mechanism(s) by which this synergy occurs is unknown. As modification of apolipoprotein (apo) B-100 is an early; critical step in LDL oxidation; we examined the effects […]
Partial replacement of saturated fatty acids with almonds or walnuts lowers total plasma cholesterol and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol in USA
Sixteen normolipidemic male volunteers aged 41 +/- 9 y (mean +/- SD) consumed a diet providing 36% of energy as fat (92 g fat/d) for 9 wk. A daily supplement of nuts (providing half of the total fat intake) was provided against a common background diet. In the first 3-wk period the background diet was […]