The Claim
In overweight and obese adults undergoing calorie restriction, walnut consumption has no significant effect on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, and men in the walnut group had lower baseline HDL-C compared to controls, indicating no consistent enhancement of HDL-C during weight loss with walnut intake.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Eating walnuts while losing weight through calorie restriction does not raise HDL cholesterol levels in overweight or obese adults, and men who ate walnuts started with lower HDL cholesterol than those who did not.
See the scientific wording
In overweight and obese adults, walnut consumption during calorie restriction does not significantly improve high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, and in men, baseline HDL-C was lower in the walnut group, suggesting walnuts do not consistently enhance 'good' cholesterol during weight loss.
When walnuts are eaten, their fatty acids enter the liver and change how it handles bad cholesterol, making it remove more from the blood, but they do not change how the liver makes or removes good cholesterol.
What the research says
1 studyWhen people ate walnuts while dieting, their 'good' cholesterol didn’t go up — same as when they didn’t eat walnuts. So walnuts didn’t help raise good cholesterol during weight loss.
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