Nut consumption is associated with decreased health risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in U.S. Adults: nhanes 1999–2004

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 502-510

  O'Neil, Carol E ^a   Fulgoni, Victor L ^a   Nicklas, Theresa A ^a,c,d   Keast, Debra R ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Food Nutrition Database Research Inc   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Nutrition Impact LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Health risk factors; Metabolic syndrome; NHANES; Nutrient intake; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860466913     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2011.10719996     Document Type: Article

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