01.04.2016 Going Nuts Over Saturated Fats … Again by Karl Nadolsky, DO, and Spencer Nadolsky, DO Earlier, we exposed our learned favoritism of prescribing nuts as part of a healthy whole foods diet starting with a review of a RCT of almonds and lipoprotein levels. And we’vecontinued to discuss the nuances of recent evidence involving […]
Miriam E. Tucker August 26, 2014 Daily consumption of pistachios may improve the metabolic risk profiles for people with prediabetes, a new study finds. Mònica Bulló, PhD, professor in the Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain, and colleagues published the results of […]
Medscape Medical News Miriam E. Tucker August 06, 2014 A couple handfuls of tree nuts a day may improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, a new systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. The findings, from a total 450 patients in 11 randomized trials in 5 countries, were published online July 30, 2014 in PLOS Oneby Effie […]
RESEARCH · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this randomized, crossover, controlled feeding study, 30 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) consumed a low-fat control diet with low-fat/high-carbohydrate snacks and a moderate-fat diet containing pistachios (20% of total energy) for 4 weeks each, separated by a 2-week washout. A diet containing pistachios significantly reduced […]
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine The Impact of Pistachio Consumption on Blood Lipid Profile A Literature Review Hilary A. London, MS, Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Sarah E. Colby, PhD, RD, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, PhD, RD, Natalia Sira, PhD Am J Lifestyle Med. 2013;7(4):274-277 Abstract Studies showed that nut consumption is associated with a reduced risk in […]