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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2025

Perspective: Current Scientific Evidence and Research Strategies in the Role of Almonds in Cardiometabolic Health.

Paula R Trumbo, Jamy Ard, France Bellisle, Adam Drewnowski, Jack A Gilbert, Ronald Kleinman, Anoop Misra, John Sievenpiper, Maha Tahiri, Karol E Watson and 1 more

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Article in Current developments in nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Paula R TrumboPaula R. Trumbo Consulting, Mount Pleasant, SC, United States.
Jamy ArdDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, NC, United States.
France BellisleNutritional Epidemiology, University of Paris, Bobigny, France.
Adam DrewnowskiCenter for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Jack A GilbertDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
Ronald KleinmanDepartment of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Anoop MisraFortis C-DOC Center for Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, New Delhi, India.
John SievenpiperDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Maha TahiriNutrition Sustainability Strategies, St Petersburg, FL, United States.
Karol E WatsonDivision of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
James HillDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.

Funding

Why is the prevalence of obesity so high in U.S. Southern States? Regional predictors of BMI and obesity treatment response.P30DK056336 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI BARBARA A GOWER · 2000 to 2026
$31.9M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK056336
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Almonds are consumed by individuals around the world. Because almonds are rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and fiber, a significant amount of research has been conducted on their role in affecting various cardiometabolic endpoints (body weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol levels, and glycemic response). The most current meta-analyses on almond consumption and various health-related endpoints suggest that almond consumption does not result in weight gain and results in small reductions in LDL cholesterol and diastolic blood pressure, as well as improved glycemic responses in certain populations (i.e. Asian Indians). A number of research gaps on almond consumption and cardiometabolic health were identified that should be addressed to further understand their role in the various cardiometabolic endpoints, including the mechanisms of action interactions with the microbiome with regular consumption and their role as part of a healthy dietary pattern for both individuals and the general population.

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almondsblood pressurecardiometabolic healthglycemic responseLDL cholesterolmetabolic syndromemicrobiome

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PMID39896730
PMCPMC11786730

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