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Effects of Cashew Nut Consumption on Body

Composition and Glycemic Indices: A Meta-Analysis

and Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

Cashew and Family

Results: Six clinical trials with
521 participants were included.
Author(s): Sanaz Jamshidi, Ghazaleh Nameni, Yousef Moradi, Combined effect sizes demon-
Mohammad Ali Mohsenpour, Mohammadreza Vafa
strated no effect of cashew
Author Affiliation: Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran consumption on weight (WMD):
University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Electronic address: vafa.m@ 0.02, 95% CI: -1.04, 1.09, P >
iums.ac.ir; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute 0.05), BMI (WMD: 0.1, 95% CI:
for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, -0.72, 0.74, P > 0.05), and WC
Iran; Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, (WMD: -0.13, 95% CI: -1.97,
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 1.70, P > 0.05). Results were also
not significant for FBS (WMD:
PMID: 33725628 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.02.038 3.58, 95% CI: -3.92, 11.08, P >
0.05), insulin (WMD: -0.19, 95%
Abstract CI: -1.63, 1.25, P > 0.05), and
Background and aims: A present meta-analysis and systematic review were HOMA-IR (WMD: 0.25, 95% CI:
conducted to synthesise a definitive conclusion from previous randomised -0.55, 1.06, P > 0.05).3.58, 95%
controlled clinical trials (RCTs). CI: -3.92, 11.08, P > 0.05), insu-
lin (WMD: -0.19, 95% CI: -1.63,
Methods: A comprehensive search was done up to July 2020 to extract 1.25, P > 0.05), and HOMA-IR
RCTs which investigated the effect of cashew nuts on weight, body mass in- (WMD: 0.25, 95% CI: -0.55,
dex (BMI), waist circumference (WC), fasting blood sugar (FBS), insulin, and 1.06, P > 0.05).
Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR). Weight-
ed mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to
estimate effect size. Meta-regression analysis was done to identify probable Conclusion
In summary, incorporating cashews
sources of heterogeneity.
into the diet does not significantly
affect body composition or modify
Keywords: Body composition; Cashew; Glycemic indices; Insulin;
Meta-analysis. glycemic indices.

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