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Effect of baru almond in coronary heart disease risk factors

Effec of baru almond in serum lipid and oxidative state in individuals with moderate hypercholesterolemia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4zdy9p
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2014-03-19
Start date
2013-03-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypercholesterolemia, Oxidative stress

Interventions

20 hypercholesterolemic adults will be randomized to receive two treatments in alternated phases: Intervention: supplementation of 20g/day of roasted baru almond. The baru almond will be provided in
Dietary supplement
A18.024.500.500
HP3.073.433.101
SP6.051.227

Sponsors

Faculdade de Nutrição - FANUT/UFG
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Nutrição - FANUT/UFG
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
19 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Men and women alduts (19 - 60 years old); omnivores; BMI between 18.5 and 30 kilogram per meter squared; total cholesterol between 50-95 th percentile (NCEP - National Cholesterol Education Program): between 200 and 255 mg/dL for men and between 201 and 265 mg/dL for women,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Use of any nutritional intervention and/or drugs, such omega 3 or dietary fiber; vegetarians; presence of chronic diseases, such hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer; chronic alcoholics (consumption more than 2 times a week); frequent consumption of nuts (more than 2 times a week); allergy of nuts.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
10% of reduction in serum LDL-c, after 6 weeks of supplementation with baru almond.;Serum LDL-c reduced 9.4% after 6 weeks of supplementation with baru almond.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction of cholesterol total, triglycerides and homocysteine concentrations. Increase of plasma total antioxidant capacity and improve of oxidative status. Maintenance of the body composition and dietary intake. ;There was a significant reduction of 8.1% in total cholesterol and non-significant 10.4% for triglycerides. The homocysteine??, total antioxidant capacity, oxidative status, body composition and dietary intake did not changed during the study.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactAna Paula;Maria Bento;Naves

Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Goiás;Faculdade de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de Goiás

anapaulanunes@hotmail.com;mmvnaves@gmail.com+55(62)82214451;+55(62)32096270

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026