Nuts and legume seeds for cardiovascular risk reduction: Scientific evidence and mechanisms of action

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 335-347

  Souza, Ravila G M ^a   Gomes, Aline C ^a   Naves, Maria M V ^a   Mota, Joao F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALMOND; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL NUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASHEW NUT; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HAZELNUT; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEGUME; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MACADAMIA; NUT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEANUT; PISTACHIO; RISK REDUCTION; WALNUT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FABACEAE; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FABACEAE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; NUTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS;

EID: 84940910742     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuu008     Document Type: Article

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