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Acute Effect of a Beverage Containing Brazil and

Cashew Nuts on Oxidative Stress, Lipemia, and Blood

Pressure of Women with Cardiometabolic Risk

(Brazilian Nuts Study): A Randomised Clinical Trial

Cashew and Women’s Health

Abstract
Nuts are essential sources of antioxidants that combat oxidative stress and
improve lipid profile and vascular function. However, the intake of typical
Brazilian nuts and its acute effect on cardiovascular health must be better
understood. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the acute effect of a
beverage containing cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) and Brazil nuts
(Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) on postprandial oxidative stress, lipemia, and
blood pressure of adult women aged 20 to 55 years with cardiometabolic
risk. This was an acute, randomised, parallel arm, controlled clinical trial. The
participants received either a beverage containing nuts (30 g Brazil nuts + 15
g cashew nuts) or a beverage without nuts with a similar macronutrient com-
position. Oxidative stress markers and lipid profiles were evaluated at fasting
and four hours after beverage consumption. Blood pressure was measured
during fasting and after beverage intake (1, 2, 3, and 4 h).

Results: In the postprandial state, there was a more significant reduction
in malondialdehyde levels in the intervention group compared to the control
group (-12.3 ± 0.59 vs. -10.7 ± 0.43 µmol/mL; p < 0.05), which was
positively correlated with the concentrations of TG (r = 0.399; p < 0.05), VLDL
(r = 0.399; p < 0.05), TG/HDL (r = 0.380; p < 0.05), and blood pressure
(iAUC SBP r = 0.391; p < 0.05, iAUC DBP r = 0.409; p < 0.05). The
remaining oxidative stress markers showed similar postprandial changes
between groups.

Conclusion: In women with cardiometabolic risk, a beverage containing
Brazilian nuts and cashew nuts promoted a significant acute reduction in
postprandial malondialdehyde levels.

The study was registered in the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry—ReBEC
(protocol: RBR-3ntxrm).

Keywords: Brazil nut; cardiovascular diseases; cashew nut;
lipid peroxidation.

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