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For their research, scientists chose 46 adults between the ages of 30 and 75 who had a body mass index larger than 25 and a waist circumference exceeding 40 inches (102 cm) for men and 35 inches (89 cm) for women.
All exhibited risk factors for metabolic syndrome, a precursor of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and none were smokers, the New York Daily News reported.
Participants were assigned to either a walnut-enriched ad libitum diet or an ad libitum diet without walnuts.
Those who followed the walnut diet were instructed to eat 56 g of shelled, unroasted walnuts a day as a snack or with a meal.
At the end of the experiments, scientists observed improved endothelial function in overweight adults who consumed walnuts.
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No participants in the walnut-eating group gained weight.
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The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
Source-ANI