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Dietary walnuts optimize fat and energy balance in diabetic patients

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 5th, 2005

Incorporating walnuts in the diet achieves optimal fat and energy balance in patients with type 2 diabetes.

According to a study from Australia, "A cardioprotective dietary fat profile is recommended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The clinical feasibility of advice strategies targeting specific fatty acid intakes and the extent to which they can be achieved by free-living populations needs to be tested. Walnuts, with high n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content, may help optimize fatty acid intakes, but regular consumption might increase total fat and energy intakes."

"This study examined whether advice that refers to a total dietary...

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