Diabetes and Nuts

Hye Jin Kim

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J Korean Diabetes 2013;14(4):199-202.

Published online: 10 January 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2013.14.4.199

Diabetes and Nuts

Hye Jin Kim

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Nuts are a highly nutritious food that contains many useful healthy unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. It is clear that nuts have a beneficial impact on many cardiovascular risk factors. However, little epidemiological evidence exists regarding the effects of nuts on diabetes risk. Therefore, in order to understand the role of nuts in prevention and management of diabetes, more long-term clinical studies are needed to clarify the possible effects of nuts on diabetes. Nuts have high energy and fat content, and thus have a healthy dietary component. For this reason, regular nut consumption can be recommended to avoid excessive caloric intake above normal requirements.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Nuts, Unsaturated fatty acids

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Table 1.

Nutritional profile of commonly consumed nuts (per 100 g)

	Walnut	Almond	Pine nut	Peanut	Macadamia nut	Walnut
Total energy (kcal)	654	575	673	585	718	567
Protein (g)	15.2	21.2	13.7	23.7	7.8	21.0
Carbohydrates (g)	13.7	21.7	13.1	21.5	13.4	29.4
Lipid (g)	65.2	49.4	68.4	49.7	76.1	44.8
– SFA (g)	6.1	3.7	4.9	6.9	N/A	5.5
– MUFA (g)	8.9	30.9	18.8	24.6	N/A	23.7
– PUFA (g)	47.2	12.1	34.1	15.7	N/A	13.5
Dietary fiber (g)	6.7	12.2	3.7	8.0	8.0	9.9
Minerals (mg)
– Calcium	98	264	16	54	70	107
– Phosphate	346	484	575	358	198	469
– Potassium	441	705	597	658	363	1007
– Magnesium	158	268	251	176	118	109
Vitamins (㎍)
– Vitamin E	0.7	26.2	9.3	7.8	0.6	2.4

Adapted from Food And Nutrient daTA SYstem (FANTASY) [32]. SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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