Author, as appears in the article.: Garcia-Gavilan, Jesus F.; Connelly, Margery A.; Babio, Nancy; Matzoros, Christos S.; Ros, Emilio; Salas-Salvado, Jordi;
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: Babio Sánchez, Nancy Elvira / García Gavilán, Jesús Francisco / Salas Salvadó, Jorge
Keywords: Walnuts Size Questionnaire Nuts Metabolomics Insulin-resistance Disease Advanced lipoprotein
Abstract: Background: Scientific evidence has accumulated on the beneficial effects of nut consumption on cardiovascular risk and cholesterol reduction, but few studies have examined the effects of nuts on advanced measures of lipoprotein atherogenicity determined by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. We analyzed associations between the amount and type of of nuts consumed and advanced measures of lipoprotein atherogenity and insulin resistance in older individuals at high cardiovascular risk.Methods: The present observational study was carried out within the framework of the Prevention con Dieta Mediterranea (PREDIMED) trial. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses after 1-year of follow-up were conducted in 196 men and women recruited in the PREDIMED-Reus (Spain) center. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated semiquantitative food questionnaire. Baseline and 1-year fasting plasma lipoprotein and metabolite profiling were performed in plasma using NMR spectra Vantera (R) Clinical Analyzer. Associations by tertiles of nut consumption between baseline and 1-year changes and advanced measures of lipoprotein atherogenicity, branched chain amminoacids, and measures of insulin resistance were tested by multivariable-adjusted ANCOVA models.Results: Compared to paticipants in the bottom tertile, those in the top tertile of total nut consumption showed higher levels of large HDL particles and HDL-cholesterol, lower levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and GlycA, and reduced lipoprotein insulin resistance and diabetes risk index. Participants in the top tertile of walnut consumption disclosed lower levels of very large VLDL, total LDL particles, LDL-cholesterol, and GlycA. Participants in the top tertile of non-walnut nut consumption displayed higher levels of total HDL particles, HDL-cholesterol and apoliporotein A1, lower BCAA and GlycA, and reduced lipoprotein insulin resistance. Participants in the top tertile of 1-year changes in walnut consumption showed increases in medium-sized HDL particles in comparison to the bottom tertile.Conclusions: In older individuals at high cardiovascular risk, increasing nut consumption was associated with a shift of the NMR lipoprotein subfraction profile to a less atherogenic pattern, as well as lower circulating concentrations of BCAA and decreased insulin resistance. These results provide novel mechanistic insight into the cardiovascular benefit of nut consumption.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Medicina ii Medicina i Internal medicine Interdisciplinar Farmacia Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism Endocrinology & metabolism Educação física Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine Cardiac & cardiovascular systems Biotecnología
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: jesusfrancisco.garcia@urv.cat jesusfrancisco.garcia@urv.cat jordi.salas@urv.cat nancy.babio@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459 0000-0003-3527-5277
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://cardiab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12933-022-01624-3
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21 (1): 189-
APA: Garcia-Gavilan, Jesus F.; Connelly, Margery A.; Babio, Nancy; Matzoros, Christos S.; Ros, Emilio; Salas-Salvado, Jordi; (2022). Nut consumption is associated with a shift of the NMR lipoprotein subfraction profile to a less atherogenic pattern among older individuals at high CVD risk. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 21(1), 189-. DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01624-3
Article's DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01624-3
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications