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Eating cashews might raise blood sugar levels in adults with metabolic syndrome because they have a fair amount of carbs.

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Effects of a high walnut and high cashew nut diet on selected markers of the metabolic syndrome: a controlled feeding trial

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2007 Jun

The study found that people with metabolic syndrome who ate more cashews had higher blood sugar levels, which supports the idea that cashews can raise fasting glucose.

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Effects of a high walnut and high cashew nut diet on selected markers of the metabolic syndrome: a controlled feeding trial

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2007 Jun

The study gave people with metabolic syndrome a diet high in cashews and found their blood sugar levels went up, which supports the idea that cashews might raise fasting glucose.

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The effects of high walnut and cashew nut diets on the antioxidant status of subjects with metabolic syndrome

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2007 Apr

The study looked at how cashews affect antioxidants in people with metabolic syndrome, but it didn’t check blood sugar levels, so it can’t say whether cashews raise blood glucose.

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Eating a lot of cashews every day for two months might raise blood sugar levels in people with metabolic syndrome, even though longer-term sugar markers don’t change — so cashews could be affecting blood sugar in the short run.

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If White South African adults with metabolic syndrome eat a handful of cashews every day for two months, their blood sugar levels go up slightly, but other markers show their overall sugar control hasn’t really gotten worse.

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If people with metabolic syndrome don't lose weight while eating more walnuts or cashews, they might not see improvements in their cholesterol or inflammation—even if the nuts could help.

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If you're an obese adult with metabolic syndrome, eating a handful of walnuts or cashews every day for two months won't noticeably improve your cholesterol, blood pressure, or inflammation—if you don't gain or lose weight.

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If you have metabolic syndrome and eat a lot of walnuts or cashews every day for two months without losing weight, it probably won't improve your cholesterol, blood pressure, or other key health numbers much.

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