The Claim
In adults at risk for cardiovascular disease, replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat from whole walnuts over a 6-week period likely reduces central mean arterial pressure by approximately 1.7 mm Hg, suggesting a beneficial impact on central blood pressure load, even in the absence of changes in central systolic pressure.
What the research says
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If you're at risk for heart disease, swapping some fatty foods for whole walnuts every day for six weeks might lower an important type of blood pressure by a small but meaningful amount — even if your top blood pressure number doesn't change.
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In adults at risk for cardiovascular disease, replacing saturated fat with unsaturated fat from whole walnuts for 6 weeks likely reduces central mean arterial pressure by about 1.7 mm Hg, indicating a beneficial effect on overall central blood pressure load despite no change in central systolic pressure.
What the research says
1 studyThe study shows that swapping saturated fats for whole walnuts lowers an important type of blood pressure in people at risk for heart disease, just like the claim says.
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