Effect of baru almond in coronary heart disease risk factors

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hypercholesterolemia, Oxidative stress; C18.452.584.500.500.396; G03.495.710

• Registration Number: RBR-4zdy9p
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Nutrição - FANUT/UFG

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women alduts (19 - 60 years old); omnivores; BMI between 18.5 and 30 kilogram per meter squared; total cholesterol between 50-95 th percentile (NCEP - National Cholesterol Education Program): between 200 and 255 mg/dL for men and between 201 and 265 mg/dL for women,

Exclusion Criteria

Use of any nutritional intervention and/or drugs, such omega 3 or dietary fiber; vegetarians; presence of chronic diseases, such hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer; chronic alcoholics (consumption more than 2 times a week); frequent consumption of nuts (more than 2 times a week); allergy of nuts.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10% of reduction in serum LDL-c, after 6 weeks of supplementation with baru almond.;Serum LDL-c reduced 9.4% after 6 weeks of supplementation with baru almond.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of cholesterol total, triglycerides and homocysteine concentrations. Increase of plasma total antioxidant capacity and improve of oxidative status. Maintenance of the body composition and dietary intake.<br>;There was a significant reduction of 8.1% in total cholesterol and non-significant 10.4% for triglycerides. The homocysteine??, total antioxidant capacity, oxidative status, body composition and dietary intake did not changed during the study.