[Research Review Series]

September 2026.

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About this research review

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the world’s most common health concerns, affecting more than 1.4 billion people globally. In Australia, around 39% of adults are estimated to have hypertension – equivalent to approximately 7.2 million people.

Hypertension is also a major contributor to the global burden of disease, accounting for around 7.8% of total disability-adjusted life years.

In this Research Review Series of The Healthy Handful podcast, we take a deep dive into a new systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Metoudi et al., published in the British Journal of Nutrition.

This review provides the most recent assessment of the evidence examining whether nut consumption can influence blood pressure.

The research discussed in this episode:

Metoudi M, Sadler I, Kassam S, Aune D. Nut consumption and the risk of hypertension: A systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective studies. British Journal of Nutrition. 2026 Aug 4:1-22. doi: 10.1017/S0007114526108137

Supporting resources

Zhou, D, Yu, H, He, F, et al. (2014) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24808491/  

Lelong, H, Blacher, J, Baudry, J, et al. (2017) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28760943/

Mohammadifard, N, Haghighatdoost, et al. (2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31248717/

Jung, S, Woo, HW, Shin, J, et al. (2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34984486/

Wei, Y, Su, X, Wang, G, et al. (2025) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39639131/

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