juglans mollis/triglyceride

Background:Fasting-mimiking Diet (FMD) is a plant-based diet designed to attain fasting-like effect, firstly proposed on 2015. It requires people to limit calorie intake for 5 continuous days, and then return to their normal diet after completion about 25 days until the next cycle. In a clinical

Background:Fasting-mimiking Diet (FMD) is a plant-based diet designed to attain fasting-like effect, firstly proposed on 2015[1]. It requires people to limit calorie intake for 5 continuous days, and then return to their normal diet after completion about 25 days until the next cycle. In a clinical

Obesity is a problem of ever-growing importance, especially in industrialized countries, widespread both in adults and in the pediatric population. Children and obese adolescents, like adults, have an increased risk, compared with normal-weight peers, to develop high blood pressure, insulin

Recent literature data raise important questions on the beneficial effect of dietary fats. Dietary intake of nuts, although with high caloric burden, is however characterized with high intake of fatty acids with known beneficial health effects. Those fatty acids include mono- (MUFA) and

Today more than one-fifth of the adult Norwegian population is obese, and the prevalence of abdominal obesity has increased disproportionately in women. Cardiometabolic disorders (metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes) follow in the wake of obesity increasing health burdens on the population.

Background to the study: Fatty acids are the key building blocks of most fats and oils, both those in the body and in foods. Among the essential fatty acids that are required to maintain health, but must come from the diet, is omega-3. These omega-3 fatty acids are important constituents of all cell

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The initiation and progression of atherosclerotic vascular disease is multifactoral in nature, and includes endothelial dysfunction, triggered by chronic inflammation. The consumption of foods rich in

Epidemiological studies have shown that consumption of high amounts of plant foods, such as nuts, fruits and vegetables, appears to be protective against chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. In recent years, numerous studies indicate that

Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a constellation of metabolic abnormalities including central obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure and hyperglycemia, is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes and CVD. It has become one of the major public health challenges in China due to rapidly

During the whole study period, you will be asked to maintain a constant body weight and you will receive advice from the dietitian regarding a weight stable diet and exercise pattern. You will also be asked to avoid walnuts during the entire study period. The intervention and the measurements during