Health Properties of Pecan Nut Consumption
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Healthy Adults
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 45 – 75
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis · Other
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About This Trial
The main goal of this clinical study is to see if consuming pecan nuts will result in improvements in overall body metabolism such as in blood lipids, markers of inflammation, blood pressure, cognitive performance and changes in bacteria living in the gut in adults 45 to 75 years of age.
Participants will take part in two 3-month intervention periods, separated by 4-6 weeks, in random order ( a t…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
BMI of 20-35 kg/m2, ability to understand the intervention instructions, Willingness to follow the dietary intervention, Willingness to provide biological samples (blood and stool) -
Exclusion Criteria:
Allergy to pecan or other nuts, Cognitive impairment due to dementia of an…
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