Nutrients to Publish NUTS 2022 Proceedings in Special Issue

The journal Nutrients is poised to publish a special issue featuring the proceedings of NUTS 2022, a historic gathering of leading international nutrition researchers. Held at the INC headquarters in October of last year, NUTS 2022 brought together 25 top scholars to discuss the future of health research on nuts and dried fruits. Representing universities […]

Expression, purification, characterization, and patient IgE reactivity of new macadamia nut iso-allergen.

Structural and functional information about food allergens is essential for understanding the allergenicity of food proteins. All allergens belong to a small number of protein families. Various allergens from different families have been successfully produced recombinantly in E. coli for their characterization and applications in allergy diagnosis and treatment. However, recombinant hexameric 11S seed storage […]

Non-thermal processing of cashews: irradiation reduces allergenicity by altering the structure of Ana o 3.

Traditional thermal processing of cashews not only results in nutrient loss and harmful by-products, but also does not significantly reduce allergenicity. Irradiation could be an important non-thermal processing method to reduce cashew allergens’ allergenicity and retain their nutritional properties. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of gamma irradiation processing on the structure and potential […]

Real-World Safety Analysis of Preschool Tree Nut Oral Immunotherapy.

Background: Our group previously described preschool peanut oral immunotherapy (P-OIT) in a real-world multi-center setting, suggesting this therapy is safe for the vast majority of preschoolers. Objectives: We examined the safety and tolerability of tree nut (TN)-OIT in preschoolers in the real-world. Methods: As part of a Canada-wide quality improvement project, TN-OIT (cashew/pistachio, walnut/pecan, hazelnut, almond, macadamia nut) […]

Incorporating genetics in identifying peanut allergy risk and tailoring allergen immunotherapy: A perspective on the genetic findings from the LEAP trial.

Examining the genetics of peanut allergy (PA) in the context of clinical trial interventions and outcomes provides an opportunity to not only understand gene-environment interactions for PA risk but to also understand the benefit of allergen immunotherapy. A consistent theme in the genetics of food allergy is that in keeping with the dual allergen exposure […]

Adding Walnuts to the Usual Diet Can Improve Diet Quality in the United States: Diet Modeling Study Based on NHANES 2015–2018.

Background: The under-consumption of calcium, potassium, fiber, and vitamin D is considered a U.S. public health concern. Shifts in eating patterns that increase the consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts/seeds, and dairy products can help achieve the recommended intakes of these nutrients, leading to healthier diets. Objective: We assessed the impact of adding 1 […]

Nuts and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: A Review of the Evidence and Future Directions.

Nuts are nutrient-rich foods that contain many bioactive compounds that are beneficial for cardiovascular health. Higher consumption of nuts has been associated with a reduced risk of several cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in prospective cohort studies, including a 19% and 25% lower risk of CVD incidence and mortality, respectively, and a 24% and 27% lower risk […]

Nuts as Part of the Mediterranean Diet, Mentioned in Nature Medicine

Nature Medicine, one of the most prestigious medical journals worldwide, has published its “Year in Review” article featuring “11 clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2023”, and the PREDIMED-Plus study on the Mediterranean diet, which among other foods includes nuts. Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Chairman of the INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination, was interviewed among […]