Effects of short-term pistachio consumption before and throughout recovery from an intense exercise bout on cardiometabolic markers.

North E, Thayer I, Galloway S, et al.

Metabol Open. 2022;16:100216.

This research evaluated secondary aims of a study designed to assess the impacts of pistachios on recovery from vigorous eccentrically-biased exercise. Researchers examined the short-term (two weeks) effects of two different doses (1.5 oz/d and 3.0 oz/d) of pistachios and a water-only control on the biomarkers of metabolic health in young adult men. This was followed by daily blood collection for three consecutive days after a 40-min downhill run. Twenty-seven participants completed each of three conditions in a counterbalanced randomized order.

Overall, in healthy young men with normal blood lipid and glucose metabolism, little effect of either pistachios or intense exercise on cardiometabolic risk indicators was detected. More research is needed to determine the influence of usual diet consumption on outcomes following an acute exercise bout.

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Effects of short-term pistachio consumption before and throughout recovery from an intense exercise bout on cardiometabolic markers.

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