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Trial reportFrontiers in nutrition2026

Effects of almond consumption on sleep quality in adults: a randomized controlled trial.

Sharvari R Desai, Lancelot Pinto, Apurva Halbe, Rama A Vaidya, Shobha A Udipi, Soumik Kalita

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Trial report in Frontiers in nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Sharvari R DesaiNutrition, Kasturba Integrative Health Sciences - Medical Research Foundation, Mumbai, India.
Lancelot PintoPulmonologist and Epidemiologist, P. D. Hinduja Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Apurva HalbeNutrition, Kasturba Integrative Health Sciences - Medical Research Foundation, Mumbai, India.
Rama A VaidyaEndocrinology, Kasturba Integrative Health Sciences - Medical Research Foundation, Mumbai, India.
Shobha A UdipiNutrition, Kasturba Integrative Health Sciences - Medical Research Foundation, Mumbai, India.
Soumik KalitaFamily Physician (Lifestyle & Performance Medicine), FamPhy, Gurugram, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Sleep disturbances are associated with adverse metabolic, neurocognitive, and inflammatory outcomes. This study examined the effects of a 5-month whole-almond intervention on objective and subjective sleep parameters, biochemical and inflammatory markers in adults with poor sleep quality. Methods: In this open-label, parallel-arm, randomized controlled community-based trial with blinded outcome assessment, 175 adults aged 21-55 years with poor sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI] ≥ 5 and/or Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS] ≥ 10) were randomized to either an almond group ( Results: Baseline characteristics were comparable between groups ( Conclusion: Almond consumption was associated with improvements in subjective sleep efficiency and sleep continuity in adults with poor sleep quality. These findings suggest that almonds may enhance perceived sleep quality, with slight objective improvements among responders. Clinical trial: https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/showallp.php?mid1=80395&EncHid=&userName=Almond, Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI/2023/02/049727; registered 15 February 2023).

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almondsEpworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)polysomnographysleep qualityurban Indian adults

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