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CLINICAL TRIAL article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1407028
This article is part of the Research Topic

Understanding Obesity to Determine the Best Therapeutic Option: From Lifestyle Interventions to Therapies

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Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) and cashew nut oil reduce cardiovascular risk factor in adults on weight-loss treatment: a randomized controlled three-arm trial (Brazilian Nuts Study) Provisionally Accepted

Talitha Silva Meneguelli1* Ana Claudia Pelissari Kravchychyn1 Aline Lage Wendling1 Ana Paula Dionísio2 Josefina Bressan1 Hercia Stampini Duarte Martino1 Elad Tako3 Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff1
  • 1Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
  • 2Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Brazil
  • 3Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, United States

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Introduction: Cashew nut contains bioactive compounds that modulate satiety and food intake, but its effects on body fat during energy restriction remains unknown. This study aimed to assess the effects of cashew nut and cashew nut oil on body fat (primary outcome) as well as adiposity, cardiometabolic and liver function markers (secondary outcomes). Materials and Methods: An eight-week (8-wk) randomized controlled-feeding study involved 68 adults with overweight/obesity (40 women, BMI: 33 ± 4 kg/m 2 ). Participants were randomly assigned to one of the energy-restricted (-500 kcal/d) groups: control (CT, free-nuts), cashew nut (CN, 30 g/d), or cashew nut oil (OL, 30 mL/d). Body weight, body composition, and blood collection were assessed at the baseline and endpoint of the study. Results:

Keywords: Clinical Trial, Cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale L., Obesity, Anthropometry, cardiometabolic markers atherogenic and liver function biomarkers Fonte: Não Itálico Excluído: (12)

Received: 26 Mar 2024; Accepted: 15 May 2024.

Copyright: © 2024 Silva Meneguelli, Pelissari Kravchychyn, Lage Wendling, Dionísio, Bressan, Stampini Duarte Martino, Tako and Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: PhD. Talitha Silva Meneguelli, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil