Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of at least three out of five cardiometabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hypertension, elevated blood glucose, hypertriglyceridemia, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. MetS is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is
Obesity is a problem of ever-growing importance, especially in industrialized countries, widespread both in adults and in the pediatric population.
Children and obese adolescents, like adults, have an increased risk, compared with normal-weight peers, to develop high blood pressure, insulin
This study investigates whether pistachios help to promote weight loss and improve metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors in 100 overweight or obese men and women who are participating in a 4-month behavioral weight loss intervention. Participants will be assigned to a
Background: Peanuts and tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts) are an important source of unsaturated fatty acids, vegetable protein, and fibre, as well as minerals, vitamins, and phytonutrients. The FDA has permitted health
Today more than one-fifth of the adult Norwegian population is obese, and the prevalence of abdominal obesity has increased disproportionately in women. Cardiometabolic disorders (metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes) follow in the wake of obesity increasing health burdens on the population.
Epidemiological studies have linked regular consumption of nuts with lower body mass index and reduced likelihood of weight gain in adulthood. Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain why nuts may facilitate weight management, including their high satiety property which may promote dietary
In free-living overweight or obese adult with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance we will compare the effects of a pistachio-rich diet or a Mediterranean Diet on:
- Fasting glucose levels, hemoglobin A1c, insulin, C peptide, HOMA IR, advanced glycation end products and soluble
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