Funded in part by Almond Board of California
The effects of almond consumption on fasting blood lipid levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Musa-Veloso K, Paulionis L, Poon T, Lee HY
Journal of nutritional science · 57 citations
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- Design
- Meta-analysis (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Not stated
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Industry funded
- Industry group
- Almond Board of California
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Publication
- Published
- 2016-01-01 · J Nutr Sci · vol. 5 · p. e34
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Cited
- 89 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.3× the field average
- References
- 42 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nuts composition and effects · Bee Products Chemical Analysis · Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Keywords
- Meta-analysis, Medicine, Observational study, Cholesterol, Blood lipids, Lipid profile, Randomized controlled trial, Internal medicine, Ldl cholesterol, Relative risk, Total cholesterol, Random effects model, Confidence interval
4 authors
From CA
- Kathy Musa‐Veloso · correspondingIntertek (Canada)
- Lina PaulionisIntertek (Canada)
- Theresa PoonIntertek (Canada)
- Han Youl LeeIntertek (Canada)
Abstract
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was undertaken to determine the effects of almond consumption on blood lipid levels, namely total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), TAG and the ratios of TC:HDL-C and LDL-C:HDL-C. Following a comprehensive search of the scientific literature, a total of eighteen relevant publications and twenty-seven almond-control datasets were identified. Across the studies, the mean differences in the effect for each blood lipid parameter (i.e. the control-adjusted values) were pooled in a meta-analysis using a random-effects model. It was determined that TC, LDL-C and TAG were significantly reduced by -0·153 mmol/l (P P = 0·001) and -0·067 mmol/l (P = 0·042), respectively, and that HDL-C was not affected (-0·017 mmol/l; P = 0·207). These results are aligned with data from prospective observational studies and a recent large-scale intervention study in which it was demonstrated that the consumption of nuts reduces the risk of heart disease. The consumption of nuts as part of a healthy diet should be encouraged to help in the maintenance of healthy blood lipid levels and to reduce the risk of heart disease.
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