Tree nuts and the lipid profile: a review of clinical studies
| Autor: | Amy E. Griel, Penny M. Kris-Etherton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Lipoproteins
Saturated fat Medicine (miscellaneous) Blood lipids Juglans Biology chemistry.chemical_compound Nutrient medicine Humans Nuts Food science Carya chemistry.chemical_classification Clinical Trials as Topic Nutrition and Dietetics medicine.diagnostic_test Cholesterol digestive oral and skin physiology Unsaturated fat food and beverages Fatty acid Lipids chemistry Biochemistry Macadamia Pistacia lipids (amino acids peptides and proteins) Prunus Lipid profile Lipoprotein |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Nutrition. 96:S68-S78 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2662 0007-1145 |
| Popis: | Tree nuts have a fatty acid profile that favourably affects blood lipids and lipoproteins. They are low in saturated fat and high in unsaturated fatty acids and are rich sources of other nutrients. An extensive database consistently shows total and LDL cholesterol-lowering effects of diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in unsaturated fat provided by a variety of tree nuts. Collectively, a summary of studies conducted to date shows that tree nuts reduce LDL cholesterol by 3–19 % compared with Western and lower-fat diets. Nuts also contain many nutrients and bioactive compounds that appear to contribute to the favourable effects on lipids and lipoproteins – these include plant sterols, dietary fibre and antioxidants. Because of their unique nutrient profile, nuts can be part of a diet that features multiple heart-healthy foods resulting in a cholesterol lowering response that surpasses that of cholesterol-lowering diets typically used to reduce CVD risk. |
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