Almonds and Walnuts Consumption Modifies PUFAs Profiles and Improves Metabolic Inflammation Beyond the Impact on Anthropometric Measure
Mónica I. Cardona-Alvarado1, Francisco J. Ortega2, Enrique Ramírez-Chávez3, María E. Tejero4, Jorge Molina-Torres3, José M. Fernández-Real2, Elva L. Perez-Luque1, *
1 Department of Medical Science, Division of Health Sciences, Campus Leon, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico
2 Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition (UDEN), Institut d’Investigació Biomédica de Girona (IdIBGi), CIBER de la Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBERobn, CB06/03) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Girona, Spain
3 Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry. Cinvestav Unidad Irapuato. Guanajuato, México
4 Laboratory of Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics, National Institute of Genomic Medicine Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract
Purpose:
To evaluate changes in serum fatty acids, metabolic profile and inflammation markers after a dietary intervention of 15g of walnuts and 15g of almonds for 8 weeks in obese subjects,
Patients and Methods:
We studied a total of 48 sedentary obese grade I subjects (13 men and 35 women). Anthropometric measures, body composition, serum glucose, lipid profile, insulin, lipocalina-2, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), adiponectin, and fatty acids profile were analyzed at the baseline and after dietary intervention.
Results:
The adiponectin (30.4%, p = 0.007), and lipocalin-2 concentrations (17.9%, p = 0.014), and total Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) percentage (1.6% p = 0.040) significantly increased after the intervention; particularly the eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid percentages were increased marginally. A significant decrease in saturated fatty acids levels (3%, p = 0.001), in particular the C:14, C:16, in total cholesterol (6.7%, p = 0.01), LDL (11.4%, p = 0.002) levels, and in all adiposity measures (weight, waist circumference, hip circumference, BMI and fat mass, p < 0.0001) was found. The effect size was large for all adiposity measures, except for BMI as well as for adiponectin which was moderate.
Conclusion:
The intake of almonds and walnuts to short-time may improve significantly the metabolic profile and decrease adiposity.
Keywords: Obesity, Walnuts, Almonds, Adiponectin, Lipocalin-2, Metabolic profile.
Article Information
Article History:
Received Date: 30/7/2018
Revision Received Date: 28/9/2018
Acceptance Date: 3/10/2018
Electronic publication date: 26/10/2018
Collection year: 2018
© 2018 Cardona-Alvarado et al.
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