The impact of nuts consumption on glucose/insulin homeostasis and inflammation markers mediated by adiposity factors among American adults.

BACKGROUND: Inconclusive results have been published regarding the impact of nut consumption on glucose/insulin homeostasis and inflammatory factors. Furthermore, it remains unanswered whether adiposity factors could mediate the association between nut consumption, glucose/insulin homeostasis and inflammatory markers; this is what the current study aims to investigate. RESULTS: From a total of 16,784 individuals, 48.2% participants […]

Glucoregulatory and Cardiometabolic Profiles of Almond vs. Cracker Snacking for 8 Weeks in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

The transition to nutritional independence makes new college students vulnerable to alterations in eating patterns, which can increase the risk of cardiometabolic disorders. The aim of the study was to examine the potential benefits of almond vs. cracker snacking in improving glucoregulatory and cardiometabolic profiles in new college students. A randomized controlled, parallel-arm, 8-week intervention […]

Nuts and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review recent epidemiological and clinical studies investigating the consumption of tree nuts and peanuts and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality as well as CVD risk factors. RECENT FINDINGS: A greater consumption of tree nuts and peanuts is associated with a reduced risk of CVD mortality, as well as lower CVD events. Furthermore, […]

Prospective Association Between Nut Consumption and Physical Function in Older Men and Women.

BACKGROUND: The beneficial effect of nut consumption preventing cardio-metabolic diseases and cancer suggests that nuts might also protect from physical function impairment in older people, since aging-related functional decline shares biological pathways with these chronic diseases. The objective was to examine the association between nut consumption and impairment of physical function in older adults. METHODS: […]

Walnut diets up-regulate the decreased hippocampal neurogenesis and age-related cognitive dysfunction in D-galactose induced aged rats.

Recently, dietary intervention has been considered as a prospective strategy in delaying age-related cognitive dysfunction and brain plasticity degeneration. This study explored the effect of walnut diets (6% and 9%, 8 weeks) on cognitive behavior, hippocampal neurogenesis and the neurotrophic signaling pathway in d-galactose (d-gal) model rats. Behavioral tests showed that walnut diets significantly reversed spatial memory loss in […]

VII Brazilian Meeting of Nuts and Walnuts

On September 18, 2018 in São Paulo-SP (Federation of Industries of São Paulo)  the VII Brazilian Meeting of Nuts and Walnuts will take place. http://www.fiesp.com.br/agenda/vii-encontro-brasileiro-de-nozes-e-castanhas/

The 2018 Chilean Walnuts season closure conference

The 2018 Chilean Walnut season closure conference is taking place this year at the Monticello Conference Centre, 7th November. The conference will include an in-depth analysis of what this year was like for Chilean Walnuts both in technical and commercial aspects, and also begin to delineate potential outcomes for the year 2019. The conference is […]