Association of Nut Consumption with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the 2008/2009 New Zealand Adult Nutrition Survey
Brown RC, Tey SL, Gray AR, Chisholm A, Smith C, Fleming E, Parnell W
Nutrients · 17 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food diaries or recalls
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- The New Zealand Ministry of Health
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2015-09-08 · Nutrients · vol. 7 · issue 9 · pp. 7523–7542
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 25 citations · more than 90% of similar papers · 2.8× the field average
- References
- 62 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nuts composition and effects · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress · Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- Nut, Medicine, Body mass index, Waist, Anthropometry, Blood pressure, Obesity, Environmental health, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, nuts, cardiovascular diseases, diet, nutrition surveys, risk assessment, risk factors, cross-sectional studies, feeding behavior, body composition, time factors, adolescent, adult, aged, middle aged, new zealand, female, male, young adult, protective factors, surveys and questionnaires
7 authors
From NZ, SG
- Rachel Clare Brown · correspondingCancer Society of New Zealand; University of Otago
- Siew Ling TeyAgency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences; Clinical Nutrition Research Centre
- Andrew Robert GrayUniversity of Otago
- Alexandra W. ChisholmUniversity of Otago
- Claire P. SmithCancer Society of New Zealand; University of Otago
- Elizabeth FlemingUniversity of Otago
Abstract
Nut consumption has been associated with improvements in risk factors for chronic disease in populations within North America, Europe and Iran. This relationship has not been investigated in New Zealand (NZ). The associations between nut consumption and cardiometabolic risk factors among New Zealanders were examined. Data from the 24-h diet recalls of 4721 participants from the NZ Adult Nutrition Survey 2008/2009 (2008/2009 NZANS) were used to determine whole and total nut intake. Anthropometric data and blood pressure were collected, as well as blood samples analysed for total cholesterol (total-C) and HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), C-reactive protein (CRP) and folate. Participants were classified according to their five-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Both whole and total nut consumers had significantly lower weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and central adiposity than non-nut consumers (all p ≤ 0.044). Whole blood, serum and red blood cell folate concentrations were significantly higher among whole nut consumers compared to non-whole nut consumers (all p ≤ 0.014), with only serum folate higher in total nut consumers compared to non-total nut consumers (p = 0.023). There were no significant differences for blood pressure, total-C, HDL-C and HbA1c; however, significant negative associations between total nut consumption and CVD risk category (p < 0.001) and CRP (p = 0.045) were apparent. Nut consumption was associated with more favourable body composition and a number of risk factors, which could collectively reduce chronic disease.
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