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Cashew is Healthy for the Entire Family

The Effects of Cashew Consumption on Serum Glucose,

Insulin and Lipoprotein in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Cashew and Diabetes

Author(s): Damavandi, R. D.; Shidfar, F. ; Rajab, A. ; Mohammadi, V.
Hosseini, Sh.

Author Affiliation: The Institute of Medical History Studies, Islamic Med-
icine and Supplements, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,
Iran.

Journal article: Iranian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012
Vol.14 No.4 pp.Pe325-Pe334, En413 ref.40

Conclusion
Abstract The results indicated that replacing
Introduction: Diabetic dyslipidemia is a complication of diabetes and 10% of daily calorie intake with cashew
several studies have demonstrated that nut consumption exerts beneficial in patients with type 2 diabetes may
effects on serum lipid profile. We designed an intervention study to evalu- prevent HDL-C reduction and also
ate the effects of cashew on fasting serum glucose, insulin and lipoprotein decrease serum insulin, and hence
in type 2 diabetic patients. possibly play an important role in
decreasing cardiovascular risk factors
Materials and Methods: In an 8-week randomized parallel clinical trial, in diabetic patients.
50 diabetic patients (34 women and 16 men) were randomly assigned
to two groups) the intervention (cashew) and the control (regular diet) ISSN: 1683-4844
groups. Cashews replaced 10% of total daily calorie intake in the interven- URL: http://ijem.sbmu.ac.ir/arti-
tion group. Blood samples were collected from fasting subjects at entry to cle-1-1332...
the study and at the end of the study. All dietary data were obtained using Record Number: 20193163166
24-hours recalls at baseline, in the middle and at the end of the study. Publisher: Endocrine Research Cen-
tre, Shaheed Beheshti University of
Results: Mean HDL-C and insulin concentrations were statistically Medical Sciences
different between the intervention and control groups (P=0.01, P=0.023, Location of publication: Tehran
P=0.043 and P=0.023 respectively), while other biochemical indices such Country of publication: Iran
as serum glucose and other lipoproteins, were not. Language of text: Persian
Language of summary: English

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