The effects of daily intake timing of almond on the body composition and blood lipid profile of healthy adults

Liu, Yanan; Hwang, Hyo-Jeong; Ryu, Hyesook; Lee, You‐Suk; Kim, Hyun‐Sook; Park, Hyunjin

doi:10.4162/nrp.2017.11.6.479

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“…The current negative results on serum TAG levels are consistent with a previous study by Liu et al that exhibited no change in TAG levels subsequent to almond intake. 19 The present study did not show any effect on HDL levels in any of the groups which is in accordance with Wein et al who reported that almond supplementation has no effect over HDL values in overweight individuals. The probable reason for this may be the compromised efficacy of lipoprotein lipase owing to insulin insensitivity, which is now regarded as an attribute of obesity.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…[14][15][16] Some studies have also demonstrated weight loss with almond intake, possibly due to its satiating properties and boosting of metabolism. [17][18][19] Therefore, almond intake could possibly reduce the risk of lethal disease in obese and overweight individuals and prove beneficial in preventing / mitigating dyslipidemia and obesity.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A comparative study of regular almond consumption’s effect on lipid profile in normal, Overweight and Obese adults.

Tahir¹,

Nawaz²,

Sikandar³

et al. 2019

TPMJ

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Objectives: Obesity is a globally pervasive health concern linked to a plethora of cardiometabolic complications such as hypertension, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia. Poor dietary proclivity contributes to dyslipidemia, however daily intake of nuts has previously been shown to improve abnormal blood lipid levels. The present study evaluated the effect of almond intake on the lipid profiles of normal, overweight and obese adults to discern which group benefits the most. Study Design: A prospective non-randomized comparative study design was employed. Setting: Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Lahore and Department of Biochemistry, Central Park Medical College, Lahore. Period: May 2018 and December 2018. Material & Methods: A total of 34 adult subjects (males and females) were recruited for the study with an age range from 21 to 60 years. Participants were categorized into normal, overweight and obese groups based on their Body Mass Index (BMI) values. Baseline fasting blood samples were drawn from each subject and stored. The subjects were then asked to consume 50g/day almonds (without peel) for 30 days after which blood samples were again collected from each subject. Both baseline and post-supplementation serum samples were subjected to lipid profile analysis. Result: Almond supplementation resulted in lowered cholesterol, LDL and VLDL levels (p-values of 0.0001, 0.001 and 0.003, respectively) in Group 1 (normal weight). Lowered cholesterol levels were also observed (p-value 0.007) in Group 2 (overweight). There was no significant change in lipid profile in Group 3 (overweight), upon supplementation. Conclusion: Regular almond supplementation offers improvement in lipid profile and such beneficial effects of almond consumption on lipid profile are more pronounced in normal weight individuals than overweight or obese ones.

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confidence: 93%

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confidence: 99%

A comparative study of regular almond consumption’s effect on lipid profile in normal, Overweight and Obese adults.

Tahir¹,

Nawaz²,

Sikandar³

et al. 2019

TPMJ

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“…A meta-analysis [77] of 56 intervention studies (55 publications) [95,96,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,110,111,121,122,124,125,126,127,128,129,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,146,147,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175] showed a significant reduction in body weight (WMD = −0.22 kg; 95% CI −0.40, −0.04; I 2 = 75%). Significant reductions in waist circumference (−0.51 cm; 95% CI −0.95, −0.07; I 2 = 82%) and BMI (−0.16 kg/m 2 ; 95% CI −0.31, −0.01; I 2 = 76%) have been shown in a data from 23 intervention studies (22 publications) [95,99,105,107,125,…”

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Nuts and Cardio-Metabolic Disease: A Review of Meta-Analyses

2018

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Objectives: Accumulating epidemiological and intervention evidence suggest that nut consumption is associated with reduced incidence of some cardiometabolic diseases. However, to date no review of meta-analyses of epidemiological and intervention studies has evaluated the effects of nut consumption on cardiometabolic disease. Design/Results: Electronic searches for meta-analyses of epidemiological and intervention studies were undertaken in PubMed®/MEDLINE®. Meta-analyses of prospective studies show that nut consumption appears to be associated with reduced all-cause mortality by 19–20% (n = 6), cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence (19%; n = 3) and mortality (25%; n = 3), coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence (20–34%; n = 2) and mortality (27–30%; n = 2) and stroke incidence (10–11%; n = 7) and mortality (18%; n = 2). No association between nut consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was observed in meta-analyses of prospective studies, whereas a decrease in fasting blood glucose ranging from 0.08 to 0.15 mmol/L was observed in 3 meta-analyses of intervention studies. In the interventions, nut consumption also had favorable effects on total cholesterol (0.021 to 0.28 mmol/L reduction from 8 meta-analyses of interventions) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.017 to 0.26 mmol/L reduction from 8 meta-analyses of interventions) and endothelial function (0.79 to 1.03% increase in flow-mediated dilation from 4 meta-analyses of interventions). Nut consumption did not significantly affect body weight. Nut consumption had no effect on inflammatory markers in intervention studies. The effect on blood pressure was inconsistent. A higher nut consumption was associated with a lower incidence of hypertension in prospective studies, while nut consumption did not improve blood pressure in intervention studies. Conclusions: Nut consumption appeared to be associated with lower all-cause mortality and CVD and CHD mortality. There was no association between nut consumption and the incidence of T2DM although fasting blood glucose is decreased in intervention studies. In intervention studies nuts lower total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

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“…Participants in current analysis were part of the original study. 8 In the original study, a total of 169 subjects completed 16 weeks trials and 85 out of 169 subjects continued participating in 4 additional weeks. They were nonsmokers, 20–39 years of age, and had no clinical symptoms and significant changes of body weight during the last 6 months.…”

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confidence: 99%

Time and Intervention Effects of Daily Almond Intake on the Changes of Lipid Profile and Body Composition Among Free-Living Healthy Adults

Liu

Hwang²,

Kim

et al. 2018

Journal of Medicinal Food

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Favorable health benefits of almond have been shown in several previous studies. However, repeated measures, randomized, controlled trials to investigate the changes due to almond intake based on the time effects have not yet been reported. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of daily almond intake on changes in body composition and lipid profiles for 20 weeks with four measurements among healthy adults. Participants in the almond group showed favorable changes on blood lipid profiles, including levels of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL-C) after consuming 56 g of almond per day for 20 weeks compared with those at baseline. At week 20, subjects in the almond group showed significantly decreased TC, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, TG, body fat mass, and waist–hip ratio compared with those of the control group who consumed isocaloric control food. The mixed model also confirmed that there were significant time effects in several bioimpedance indicators (i.e., total body protein, fat-free mass, etc.) and all of the lipid profile parameters in the almond group. These results confirm the effects of lipid-lowering and modifying body composition of almond consumption. In addition, our results suggest that the measuring time points would be critical to capture the effects of dietary intervention.

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The effects of daily intake timing of almond on the body composition and blood lipid profile of healthy adults

Cited by 38 publications

References 31 publications

A comparative study of regular almond consumption’s effect on lipid profile in normal, Overweight and Obese adults.

A comparative study of regular almond consumption’s effect on lipid profile in normal, Overweight and Obese adults.

Nuts and Cardio-Metabolic Disease: A Review of Meta-Analyses

Time and Intervention Effects of Daily Almond Intake on the Changes of Lipid Profile and Body Composition Among Free-Living Healthy Adults

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