Author, as appears in the article.: Mònica Bulló; Patricia Casas-Agustench; Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: BULLÓ BONET, MÒNICA; Patricia Casas-Agustench; SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE
Keywords: nuts Type-2 diabetes cardiovascular disease
Abstract: The beneficial effects of nut consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been widely documented. These protective effects are mainly attributed to the role of nuts in the metabolism of lipids and lipoproteins. As chronic inflammation is a key early stage in the atherosclerotic process that predicts future CVD events and is closely related to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, many recent studies have focused on the potential effect of nut consumption on inflammation and insulin resistance. Through different mechanisms, some components of nuts such as magnesium, fiber, alpha-linolenic acid, L-arginine, antioxidants and MUFA may protect against inflammation and insulin resistance. This review evaluates the epidemiologic and experimental evidence in humans demonstrating an association between nut consumption and these two emergent cardio-protective mechanisms.
Research group: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental
Thematic Areas: Bioquímica i biotecnologia Bioquímica y tecnología Biochemistry and technology
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 0964-7058
Author identifier: N/D; N/D; N/D
Record's date: 2016-06-13
Last page: 130
Journal volume: 19
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/19/1/124.pdf
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2010
First page: 124
Publication Type: Article Artículo Article
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