Associations between Nut Consumption and Health Vary between Omnivores, Vegetarians, and Vegans
Brown RC, Gray AR, Tey SL, Chisholm A, Burley V, Greenwood DC, Cade J
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 frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2017-11-06 · Nutrients · vol. 9 · issue 11 · p. 1219
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 24 citations · more than 83% of similar papers · 1.6× the field average
- References
- 68 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nuts composition and effects · Horticultural and Viticultural Research · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- Nut, Omnivore, Consumption (sociology), Environmental health, Health benefits, Medicine, Food science, Gerontology, Biology, Traditional medicine, Ecology, Sociology
- MeSH
- humans, nuts, cross-sectional studies, diet, vegetarian, adult, aged, middle aged, female, vegetarians, vegans, diet, vegan
7 authors
From NZ, GB
- Rachel Clare BrownCancer Society of New Zealand; University of Otago
- Andrew Robert GrayUniversity of Otago
- Siew TeyUniversity of Otago
- Alexandra W. ChisholmUniversity of Otago
- Victoria Jane BurleyUniversity of Leeds
- Darren Charles GreenwoodUniversity of Leeds
Abstract
Regular nut consumption is associated with reduced risk factors for chronic disease; however, most population-based studies lack consideration of effect modification by dietary pattern. The UK Women's Cohort Study (UKWCS) provides an ideal opportunity to examine relationships between nut consumption and chronic disease risk factors in a large sample with diverse dietary patterns. Nut and nutrient intake from 34,831 women was estimated using a food frequency questionnaire among self-identified omnivores, vegetarians and vegans. In this cross-sectional analysis, higher nut consumption was associated with lower body weight (difference between highest and lowest consumption categories from adjusted model: 6.1 kg; 95% CI: 4.7, 7.6) body mass index (BMI, 2.4 units difference; 95% CI: 1.9, 2.9), and waist circumference (2.6 cm difference; 95% CI: 1.4, 3.8) (all p for linear trend p for linear trend ≤ 0.011). Higher nut consumption appeared overall to be associated with greater benefits amongst omnivores compared to vegetarians and vegans. Findings support existing literature around beneficial effects of nut consumption and suggest that benefits may be larger among omnivores. Nut promotion strategies may have the highest population impact by specifically targeting this group.
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