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RESEARCH SUGGEST PISTACHIOS MAY HELP SUPPORT A HEALTHY BLOOD SUGAR

Does a MediDiet With Additional Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Pistachios Reduce the Incidence of Gestational Diabetes?

Zhao L, Zhang P, Zheng Q, Deka A, Choudhury R, Rastogi S.

Endocr Pract. 2022;28(2):135-141.

This study aimed to evaluate gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) incidence in pregnant women following the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) with the addition of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and pistachios.

Pistachio consumption modulates DNA oxidation and genes related to telomere maintenance: a crossover randomized clinical trial.

Canudas S, Hernández-Alonso P, Galié S, et al.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2019;109(6):1738-1745.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pistachio intake on telomere length and other cellular aging-related parameters of glucose and insulin metabolism.

Pistachio nut consumption modifies systemic hemodynamics, increases heart rate variability, and reduces ambulatory blood pressure in well-controlled type 2 diabetes: a randomized trial.

Sauder KA, McCrea CE, Ulbrecht JS, Kris-Etherton PM, West SG.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2014;3(4):e000873. Published 2014 Jun 30.

This study assessed the effect of pistachio consumption on BP, systemic hemodynamics, and heart rate variability in adults with well-controlled type 2 diabetes.

Effect of tree nuts on glycemic control in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled dietary trials.

Viguiliouk E, Kendall CW, Blanco Mejia S, et al.

PLoS One. 2014;9(9):e109224

To provide better evidence for diabetes guidelines development, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effects of tree nuts on markers of glycemic control in individuals with diabetes.

Beneficial effect of pistachio consumption on glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, inflammation, and related metabolic risk markers: a randomized clinical trial.

Hernández-Alonso P, Salas-Salvadó J, Baldrich-Mora M, Juanola-Falgarona M, Bulló M.

Diabetes Care. 2014;37(11):3098-3105.

The purpose of this study was to examine whether a pistachio-rich diet reduces the prediabetes stage and improves its metabolic risk profile.

Effect of tree nuts on metabolic syndrome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Blanco Mejia S, Kendall CW, Viguiliouk E, et al.

BMJ Open. 2014;4(7):e004660. Published 2014 Jul 29.

Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of tree nuts on criteria of the MetS.

Effects of pistachio nut supplementation on blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover trial.

Parham M, Heidari S, Khorramirad A, et al.

Rev Diabet Stud. 2014;11(2):190-196.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pistachio nut supplementation on glycemic and inflammatory measures in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Effect of pistachio consumption on plasma lipoprotein subclasses in pre-diabetic subjects.

Hernández-Alonso P, Salas-Salvadó J, Baldrich-Mora M, Mallol R, Correig X, Bulló M.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2015;25(4):396-402.

Researchers investigated whether chronic consumption of pistachio modifies the lipoprotein subclasses to a healthier profile in pre-diabetic subjects.

Chronic pistachio intake modulates circulating microRNAs related to glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in prediabetic subjects.

Hernández-Alonso P, Giardina S, Salas-Salvadó J, Arcelin P, Bulló M.

Eur J Nutr. 2017;56(6):2181-2191.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a pistachio-enriched diet on the profile of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) related to glucose metabolism and insulin resistance (IR).

Pistachio Consumption Prevents and Improves Lipid Dysmetabolism by Reducing the Lipid Metabolizing Gene Expression in Diet-Induced Obese Mice.

Terzo S, Caldara GF, Ferrantelli V, et al.

Nutrients. 2018;10(12):1857. Published 2018 Dec 1.

In the present study, researchers investigated if pistachio consumption is able to prevent or to revert hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, and adipose tissue morphological alterations caused by high fat diet (HFD) in the mouse.

Nuts as a replacement for carbohydrates in the diabetic diet: a reanalysis of a randomised controlled trial

Jenkins DJA, Kendall CWC, Lamarche B, et al.

Diabetologia. 2019 Mar;62(3):549-552.

The results from the largest randomized clinical trial to date on nuts and diabetes showed that eating about 2 ounces of nuts a day for 3 months, as a replacement for carbohydrate foods, may improve long-term blood sugar control and LDL cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes.