Title:
The addition of almonds to habitual diets: effects on blood lipids in free-living subjects
Summary:
This is a follow up study on samples from the 1997 study "Effect of almonds on selected coronary risk factors." Eighty-one healthy men and women aged 25-70 years were enrolled in that study. Subjects first followed their habitual diet for six months (control), and then crossed over to the almond diet. Almonds were then incorporated into their diets at an amount equivalent to 15% of their mean caloric intake. Dry roasted or raw almonds were provided in packaged form for each day's intake. No dietary advice was given during either of the two study pahses.
Existing serum samples were analyzed to determine if the addition of almonds to a habitual diet is associated with a change in blood lipids in a free-living population. Descriptive statistics (means and SD) were calculated for subject characteristics and outcome variables at baseline. Paired t-tests were used to test for differences between diets of continuous variables in the exposure and outcome. Gender-specific tests of significant differences in blood lipids between diets included mixed linear models and multivariate analysis. Upon completion of analysis results will be published.
Publications
Pending
Date: 2009
Funded by: Almond Board of California, Modesto, CA
