Coronary Artery Disease. Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Daily consumption of 20 percent of calories as mixed nuts for 8 weeks. This amount of nuts being given to participants as packaged unsalted and raw nuts including p
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Body Mass Index over than 25 kg/m2 Willing to participate in the study Having at least one of the cardiovascular risk factors (diabetes, elevated blood pressure, hyperlipidemia) Age between 35 to 75 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Regular consumption of nuts more than 50 grams in a week Regular consumption (more than once in a week) vitamin and minerals supplements during past month Having chronic kidney disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fasting plasma insulin. Timepoint: Baseline and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Elisa. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fasting plasma LDL-cholesterol. Timepoint: Baseline and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Plasma level, Enzymatic.;Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: Baseline and the end of the study. Method of measurement: Serum level, Enzymatic method. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMatin Ghanavati
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed