The Effect of Nut Consumption on Diet Quality, Cardiometabolic and Gastrointestinal Health in Children: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Mead LC, Hill AM, Carter S, Coates AM
International journal of environmental research and public health · 19 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Not stated
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- University of South Australia
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2021-01-08 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 18 · issue 2 · p. 454
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 26 citations · more than 70% of similar papers · 1.0× the field average
- References
- 51 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Nuts composition and effects
- Keywords
- Medicine, Nut, Observational study, Randomized controlled trial, Cochrane Library, Environmental health, Systematic review, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, MEDLINE, Internal medicine, Biology
- MeSH
- humans, nuts, cardiovascular diseases, diet, dietary fiber, adolescent, adult, child, randomized controlled trials as topic
4 authors
From AU
- Lauren C. MeadUniversity of South Australia; The University of Adelaide
- Alison Marie HillUniversity of South Australia; The University of Adelaide
- Sharayah CarterUniversity of South Australia; The University of Adelaide
- Alison Mary Coates · correspondingUniversity of South Australia; The University of Adelaide
Abstract
Tree nuts and ground nuts are nutrient-rich foods known to improve human health when consumed regularly in the diet. Past observational studies suggest that nuts improve adult and child health; however, limited randomized control trials (RCTs) have assessed the health effects of nuts in children. Using a systematic review approach, we examined the effect of nut intake on health outcomes in children aged 8-18 years. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane library to identify RCTs of interest. A total of 5783 articles were identified, 4821 were screened by title and abstract and 37 by full text resulting in four articles that met the inclusion criteria for the review. Nut consumption was between 15 and 30 g with durations of between 3 and 16 weeks. Nut consumption was shown to improve children's diet quality (increase children's intake of essential nutrients including fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats), protein and fiber), there were inconsistent effects on biomarkers of cardiometabolic health (improve lipid profiles, microvascular reactivity and inflammation) and gastrointestinal health (increase in the proportion of beneficial fecal bacteria). Further studies exploring the broad health benefits of nuts in children are needed with consideration given to higher doses and longer intervention periods.
Abstract via Europe PMC. Copyright remains with the authors or publisher (CC BY).
Community trust
Loading…
How much do you trust this study's findings?
Comments
Sign in to rate, comment on or flag this study.Sign inSomething wrong here?
Flag this study if its information, labels or funding look wrong. An editor reviews every flag.
Sign in to rate, comment on or flag this study.Sign inEducational information about published research. Not medical advice, and not a recommendation to start or stop anything.