Table 2.
Body weight management effects related to nut consumption.
| Nuts & Intervention | Study Design | Study Population | Outcome | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nut-enriched diet | Meta-analysis | Participants with Mets and overweight/obesity | ↓ Mets, overweight and or obesity, Body weight, BMI, and WC |
[20] |
| Almonds (15% of diet energy) | Randomized, controlled, trial | Overweight and obese adults | ↓ Total and truncal fat, diastolic BP | [21] |
| Almonds (28 g/day) | Randomized trial | Overweight and obese adults | ↓TG, TC, TC/HDL-C (6 months) | [17] |
| Peanuts (89 ± 21 g/day) | Crossover intervention study | Healthy, normal-weight participants | ↑ Satiety value No changes in energy intake and body weight |
[22] |
↑: increase; ↓: decrease.