Hazelnut-enriched diet improves cardiovascular risk biomarkers beyond a lipid-lowering effect in hypercholesterolemic subjects

ÖREM A., Yucesan F., Orem C., AKÇAN B., Kural B. V., ALAŞALVAR C., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY, vol.7, no.2, pp.123-131, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jacl.2012.10.005
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LIPIDOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-131
  • Keywords: Endothelial dysfunction, Fatty acids, Hazelnut-enriched diet, Hypercholesterolemia, Inflammation, LDL oxidation, Vitamin H, LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN, CORONARY-HEART-DISEASE, TREE NUTS, VITAMIN-E, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, LDL, SUPPLEMENTATION, ANTIOXIDANTS, INFLAMMATION, CHOLESTEROL
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tree nuts, particularly almonds, walnuts, and pistachios, have been shown to possess cardioprotective effects. However, there is little information on the effects of hazelnut consumption on cardiovascular risk markers.