New research: May

New research: May
The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international research papers, recently published, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a healthy handful of nuts in a healthy diet.
Daily almond consumption in cardiovascular disease prevention via LDL-C change in the U.S. population: a cost-effectiveness analysis. (2020)
Wang J. et al.
This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of almond consumption in the short term and up to 10 years for CVD prevention. The authors found that consuming almonds may be a cost-effective solution for the primary prevention of CVD in both the short and long term.
Effects of a Healthy Diet Enriched or Not With Pecan Nuts or Extra-Virgin Olive Oil on the Lipid Profile of Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomised Clinical Trial. (2020)
Campos VP. Et al.
This trial investigated changes in the lipid profiles of patients with coronary artery disease, randomised to a control group (healthy diet); pecan group (healthy diet plus 30g pecans/day) or olive oil group (health diet plus 30ml olive oil/day). Whilst no differences were observed for LDL or HDL cholesterol, LDL: HDL cholesterol ratio, or the HDL: triglyceride ratio between groups, the pecan group exhibited significant reductions in other lipid parameters.
Effect of a 12-Week Almond-Enriched Diet on Biomarkers of Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Overweight Adults. (2020)
Coates A. et al
This study examined supplementing habitual diets with almonds or carbohydrate-rich snack foods (providing 15% energy) on biomarkers of cardiovascular and metabolic health, mood and cognitive performance. The inclusion of almonds in the diet improves aspects of cardiometabolic health without affecting cognitive performance or mood in overweight/obese adults.
Snacking on whole almonds for 6 weeks improves endothelial function and lowers LDL cholesterol but does not affect liver fat and other cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults: the ATTIS study, a randomised controlled trial. (2020)
Dikariyanto V. et al.
Whole almonds consumed as snacks markedly improve endothelial function, in addition to lowering LDL cholesterol, in adults with above-average risk of CVD.
Legume and Nuts Consumption in Relation to Glioma: A Case- Control Study. (2020)
Malmir H. et al
The study aimed to investigate the relation between legume and nuts consumption and glioma in a case-control study in Iranian adults. Individuals in the top category of legume and nuts consumption were 66% less likely to have glioma compared with those in the bottom category. There was an inverse association between legume and nuts consumption and odds of glioma, even after controlling for a wide range of confounders, including age, sex, energy intake, BMI and dietary intakes.
Oxidative Stress Biomarkers, Nut-Related Antioxidants, and Cardiovascular Disease. (2020)
Lorenzon Dos Santos J. et al
This article briefly highlights the interaction between oxidative stress, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease, in addition to the effect of the consumption of different nuts and related dietary antioxidants—like polyphenols and vitamin E—on biomarkers of oxidative stress in primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention.