The Claim
US adults who consume tree nuts have a 22% prevalence of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and a mean HDL-C level of 58.6 mg/dL, compared to a 30% prevalence of low HDL-C and a mean HDL-C level of 53.3 mg/dL among nonconsumers, indicating a consistent association between tree nut intake and improved HDL-C profiles.
What the research says
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Adults in the US who eat tree nuts have lower rates of low HDL cholesterol and higher average HDL cholesterol levels than those who do not eat tree nuts.
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US adults who consume tree nuts have a 22% prevalence of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared to 30% among nonconsumers, and a 5.3 mg/dL higher mean HDL-C level (58.6 vs. 53.3 mg/dL), indicating a consistent association between tree nut intake and improved HDL-C profiles.
Eating tree nuts increases the liver's production of HDL cholesterol particles by boosting the release of a key protein called apoA-I, which gathers cholesterol from tissues and packages it into HDL particles that circulate in the blood.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who eat tree nuts regularly tend to have higher levels of 'good' cholesterol and are less likely to have low levels of it than those who don’t eat nuts — and this study with thousands of adults confirms that pattern.
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