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Eating pistachios may reduce your body's response to the stresses of everyday life, according to a Penn State study conducted by principal investigator Sheila G. West, professor of biobehavioral health and nutritional sciences.
"In adults with diabetes, two servings of pistachios per day lowered vascular constriction during stress and improved neural control of the heart," West said. "Although nuts are high in fat, they contain good fats, fiber, potassium, and antioxidants. Given the high risk of heart disease in people with diabetes, nuts are an important component of a heart healthy diet in this population."
West and her colleagues investigated the effects of pistachios on responses to standardized stress tasks in patients with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes who were otherwise healthy. They used a randomized, crossover study design in which all meals were provided. Each of the diets contained the same number of calories.
After two weeks on the typical American diet (containing 36 percent fat and 12 percent saturated fats), participants were randomized to one of two test diets. During the four-week test diets, participants ate only food supplied by the study. The researchers reported the results of this study in the Journal of the American Heart Association on June 30, 2014.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-pistachios-vascular-response-stress-diabetes.html
"In adults with diabetes, two servings of pistachios per day lowered vascular constriction during stress and improved neural control of the heart," West said. "Although nuts are high in fat, they contain good fats, fiber, potassium, and antioxidants. Given the high risk of heart disease in people with diabetes, nuts are an important component of a heart healthy diet in this population."
West and her colleagues investigated the effects of pistachios on responses to standardized stress tasks in patients with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes who were otherwise healthy. They used a randomized, crossover study design in which all meals were provided. Each of the diets contained the same number of calories.
After two weeks on the typical American diet (containing 36 percent fat and 12 percent saturated fats), participants were randomized to one of two test diets. During the four-week test diets, participants ate only food supplied by the study. The researchers reported the results of this study in the Journal of the American Heart Association on June 30, 2014.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-08-pistachios-vascular-response-stress-diabetes.html