Tree Nut consumption is associated with better adiposity measures and cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome health risk factors in U.S. Adults: NHANES 2005-2010

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

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

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Nutrition Impact LLC   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Metabolic Syndrome; NHANES; Tree Nuts

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALMOND; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAZIL NUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASHEW NUT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNICITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HAZELNUT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MACADAMIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NORMAL HUMAN; NUT; OBESITY; PECAN; PINE NUT; PISTACHIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALNUT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RECALL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; CORYLUS; JUGLANS;

ADIPOSITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84933526871     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12937-015-0052-x     Document Type: Article

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