Pistachios and cardiometabolic risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.
Ghanavati M, Rahmani J, Clark CCT, Hosseinabadi SM, Rahimlou M.
Complement Ther Med. 2020;52:102513.
The aim of this study was to conduct systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of pistachio enriched diets on cardiometabolic risk factors, such as weight, BMI, blood pressure, serum lipids, blood glucose, and inflammatory biomarkers.
This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that pistachios consumption can elicit a beneficial effect on some cardiometabolic risk factors. All previous clinical studies are well designed but some points have still remained unclear including the effects of different pistachios dosages on cardiometabolic risk factors and efficacy of pistachios consumption in preventing endothelial dysfunction. Further examination is required to determine the effect of pistachios consumption on further endothelial function risk factors.