Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-3-2019
Publication Title
Lipids in Health and Disease
DOI
10.1186/s12944-019-1025-4
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Almonds have been shown to lower LDL cholesterol but there is limited information regarding their effects on the dyslipidemia characterized by increased levels of very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and small, dense low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles that is associated with abdominal adiposity and high carbohydrate intake. The objective of the present study was to test whether substitution of almonds for other foods attenuates carbohydrate-induced increases in small, dense LDL in individuals with increased abdominal adiposity.
METHODS: This was a randomized cross-over study of three 3wk diets, separated by 2wk washouts: a higher-carbohydrate (CHO) reference diet (CHO
RESULTS: Relative to the CHO
CONCLUSION: Our analyses provided no evidence that deriving 20% E from almonds significantly modifies increases in levels of small, dense LDL or other plasma lipoprotein changes induced by a higher carbohydrate low saturated fat diet in individuals with increased abdominal adiposity.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01792648 .
Recommended Citation
Williams, P. T., Bergeron, N., Chiu, S., & Krauss, R. M. (2019). 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, 18(1), [Article 83].
Publisher's Statement
Originally published in Lipids in Health and Disease, 18(1), [Article 83]. The original material can be found here.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
