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Daily consumption of pecans for a month can help protect against post-meal oxidative stress in aging adults.
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A 4-Week Pecan-Enriched Diet Improves Postprandial Lipid Peroxidation in Aging Adults
2023 Sep 01 Journal of Medicinal Food Cogan B, Pearson RC, Jenkins NT, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Randomised Controlled Trial Pecan Oxidative Stress Postprandial Oxidative StressDaily consumption of pecans for a month can help protect against post-meal oxidative stress in aging adults.
Pecan-enriched diet improves cholesterol profiles and enhances postprandial microvascular reactivity in older adults
2023 Mar Nutrition Research Cogan B, Pearson RC, Paton CM, Jenkins NT, Cooper JA
Daily consumption of 68 g of pecans for 4 weeks resulted in greater reductions in fasting total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL particle number, and LDL medium compared to a nut-free diet. Postprandial triglyceride levels were suppressed with pecan consumption, and improvements in microvascular reactivity were observed. Fasting macro- and microvascular function remained unaffected. The findings suggest that pecan consumption may contribute to improved vascular health and reduced cardiovascular risk in older adults.
Clinical Study Randomised Controlled Trial Cholesterol
Pecan‐enriched diets increase energy expenditure and fat oxidation in adults at‐risk for cardiovascular disease in a randomised, controlled trial
2021 Nov 28 Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Guarneiri LL, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Daily consumption of pecans may increase select measures of energy expenditure and fat oxidation in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease.
Randomised Controlled Trial Cardiovascular Disease Fat Oxidation Energy ExpenditurePecan-enriched diets decrease postprandial lipid peroxidation and increase total antioxidant capacity in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease
2021 Sep Nutrition Research Guarneiri LL, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Daily pecan consumption, either as part of the diet or as a substitution for isocaloric foods, resulted in suppressed postprandial lipid peroxidation and elevated postprandial TAC. Fasting γ-tocopherol levels also increased in both pecan groups. These findings suggest that regular pecan consumption has a protective effect against oxidative stress following a high-fat meal in adults at risk for CVD.
Clinical Study Randomised Controlled Trial Cardiovascular Disease Oxidative StressResearch Insights
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Daily consumption of pecans for a month can help protect against post-meal oxidative stress in aging adults.
2023 Journal of Medicinal Food A 4-Week Pecan-Enriched Diet Improves Postprandial Lipid Peroxidation in Aging Adults Cogan B, Pearson RC, Jenkins NT, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Randomised Controlled Trial Oxidative Stress Postprandial Oxidative Stress
The abstract outlines a randomized, parallel, controlled trial where 41 healthy adults aged between 50 and 75 were split into two groups. One group consumed 68 grams of pecans every day for four weeks, while the other group avoided all nuts. Blood samples were obtained from all participants before and after the intervention during fasting and at intervals of 30, 60, and 120 minutes after a meal high in saturated fats. Changes were observed in various parameters, including malondialdehyde - a marker for lipid peroxidation, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), glucose, and insulin levels.
The study revealed no significant variances in fasting or post-meal TAC, glucose, or insulin for the pecan consumers compared to the control group. However, there was a noticeable tendency towards a change in fasting lipid peroxidation driven by a minor reduction for the pecan group compared to the control group. Moreover, post-meal lipid peroxidation was suppressed in the pecan group, distinctly different from the control group's results. These outcomes propose that a diet enriched in pecans for one month can provide protection against post-meal oxidative stress in older adults.
Clinical Trials
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A 4-Week Pecan-Enriched Diet Improves Postprandial Lipid Peroxidation in Aging Adults
2023 Sep 01 Journal of Medicinal Food Cogan B, Pearson RC, Jenkins NT, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Randomised Controlled Trial Pecan Oxidative Stress Postprandial Oxidative StressDaily consumption of pecans for a month can help protect against post-meal oxidative stress in aging adults.
Pecan-enriched diet improves cholesterol profiles and enhances postprandial microvascular reactivity in older adults
2023 Mar Nutrition Research Cogan B, Pearson RC, Paton CM, Jenkins NT, Cooper JA
Daily consumption of 68 g of pecans for 4 weeks resulted in greater reductions in fasting total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL particle number, and LDL medium compared to a nut-free diet. Postprandial triglyceride levels were suppressed with pecan consumption, and improvements in microvascular reactivity were observed. Fasting macro- and microvascular function remained unaffected. The findings suggest that pecan consumption may contribute to improved vascular health and reduced cardiovascular risk in older adults.
Clinical Study Randomised Controlled Trial CholesterolPecan‐enriched diets increase energy expenditure and fat oxidation in adults at‐risk for cardiovascular disease in a randomised, controlled trial
2021 Nov 28 Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Guarneiri LL, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Daily consumption of pecans may increase select measures of energy expenditure and fat oxidation in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease.
Randomised Controlled Trial Cardiovascular Disease Fat Oxidation Energy ExpenditurePecan-enriched diets decrease postprandial lipid peroxidation and increase total antioxidant capacity in adults at-risk for cardiovascular disease
2021 Sep Nutrition Research Guarneiri LL, Paton CM, Cooper JA
Daily pecan consumption, either as part of the diet or as a substitution for isocaloric foods, resulted in suppressed postprandial lipid peroxidation and elevated postprandial TAC. Fasting γ-tocopherol levels also increased in both pecan groups. These findings suggest that regular pecan consumption has a protective effect against oxidative stress following a high-fat meal in adults at risk for CVD.
Clinical Study Randomised Controlled Trial Cardiovascular Disease Oxidative StressPresentation Slides
Daily consumption of pecans for a month can help protect against post-meal oxidative stress in aging adults.
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