topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimThe studies were heterogeneous in terms of intervention and biomarkers assessed, and all of them had moderate-to-high risk of bias.
evidence level1
citationLazzarin T (2025)
sourceNut consumption in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimOverall the findings indicate positive effects of Brazil nuts and baru almond oil on oxidative stress and inflammation markers, while walnuts reduced LDL cholesterol and blood pressure while posing no risk regarding electrolytes balance.
evidence level1
citationLazzarin T (2025)
sourceNut consumption in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimFurther, the consumption of total nuts was associated with reduction in all-cause mortality.
evidence level1
citationLazzarin T (2025)
sourceNut consumption in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimIntroduction Nuts possess a beneficial nutritional profile with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, potentially improving health outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.
evidence level1
citationLazzarin T (2025)
sourceNut consumption in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimDiets high in free sugars, particularly from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), are associated with abdominal obesity and increased cardiometabolic risk, prompting global guidelines to limit SSBs as a major public health strategy.
evidence level2
citationErlich MN (2026)
sourceRationale, Design, and Participant Baseline Characteristics of a Parallel Randomized Trial of the Effect of Replacing SSBs with Cow's Milk Versus Soymilk on Intrahepatocellular Lipid and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults with Obesity Who Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Soy Treatment Evaluation for Metabolic health (STEM) Trial.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimFortified soymilk is a plant-based alternative with approved health claims for cholesterol and coronary heart disease risk reduction that offers an equivalent nutritional value to cow's milk.
evidence level2
citationErlich MN (2026)
sourceRationale, Design, and Participant Baseline Characteristics of a Parallel Randomized Trial of the Effect of Replacing SSBs with Cow's Milk Versus Soymilk on Intrahepatocellular Lipid and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults with Obesity Who Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Soy Treatment Evaluation for Metabolic health (STEM) Trial.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimThe Soy Treatment Evaluation for Metabolic (STEM) health trial seeks to evaluate the impact of replacing SSBs with either 2% soymilk or 2% cow's milk on liver fat and other cardiometabolic risk factors in habitual adult consumers of SSBs with obesity.
evidence level2
citationErlich MN (2026)
sourceRationale, Design, and Participant Baseline Characteristics of a Parallel Randomized Trial of the Effect of Replacing SSBs with Cow's Milk Versus Soymilk on Intrahepatocellular Lipid and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults with Obesity Who Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Soy Treatment Evaluation for Metabolic health (STEM) Trial.
topicPistachio Cholesterol Randomized Trial
claimBackground/Objectives : Liver fat represents an early metabolic lesion in the development of diabetes and its cardiometabolic complications.
evidence level2
citationErlich MN (2026)
sourceRationale, Design, and Participant Baseline Characteristics of a Parallel Randomized Trial of the Effect of Replacing SSBs with Cow's Milk Versus Soymilk on Intrahepatocellular Lipid and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults with Obesity Who Consume Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: The Soy Treatment Evaluation for Metabolic health (STEM) Trial.