ReviewJournal of nutritional science2016
The effects of almond consumption on fasting blood lipid levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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- Blood Lipid Levels in Response to Almond Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Consumption of Nuts and Seeds and Health Outcomes Including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Cancer, and Mortality: An Umbrella Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Almond Consumption and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Food groups and intermediate disease markers: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
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- The effects of long-term almond consumption on whole-body insulin sensitivity, postprandial glucose responses, and 48 h continuous glucose concentrations in males and females with prediabetes: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Effect of a 12-Week Almond-Enriched Diet on Biomarkers of Cognitive Performance, Mood, and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Overweight Adults.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- A randomized, controlled trial on the effects of almonds on lipoprotein response to a higher carbohydrate, lower fat diet in men and women with abdominal adiposity.Lipids in health and disease · 2019Trial
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- The effect of almonds on vitamin E status and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean adults: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2018Trial
- Glucoregulatory and Cardiometabolic Profiles of Almond vs. Cracker Snacking for 8 Weeks in Young Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2018Trial
- Time and Intervention Effects of Daily Almond Intake on the Changes of Lipid Profile and Body Composition Among Free-Living Healthy Adults.Journal of medicinal food · 2018Trial
- Effects of Dark Chocolate and Almonds on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Individuals: A Randomized Controlled-Feeding Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Trial
- Perspective: Current Scientific Evidence and Research Strategies in the Role of Almonds in Cardiometabolic Health.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Nuts and seeds - a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2024Article
- Effects of Peanuts and Pistachios on Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Syndrome: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Nuts and seeds consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and their risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Food & nutrition research · 2023Review
- Nuts and Metabolic Syndrome: Reducing the Burden of Metabolic Syndrome in Menopause.Nutrients · 2022Review
- An Overview on the Therapeutic Function of Foods Enriched with Plant Sterols in Diabetes Management.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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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 (
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