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Macadamia nuts may be high in fat, but they need not be a dietary no-no for the cholesterol conscious, according to University of Hawaii research presented during an American Heart Association scientific conference in San Antonio, Texas.
'Macadamia nuts have a bad reputation for having a lot of fat, but it turns out the fats don't impact cholesterol' comments University of Hawaii Professor of Medicine, J. David Curb, principal investigator of the federally-funded research project.
The Diamond Head Nutrition Research Study, named for the location of Kapiolani Community College campus where study volunteers dined during the three-month investigation, compared three diets: a typical American diet containing 37% of calories from fat, a similar diet with the fat calories derived from macadamia nuts, and the American Heart Association's 'prudent diet' (30% of calories from fat). All meals were prepared and eaten in the college cafeteria. Volunteers -- 30 men and women age 18-59 ate each of the 3 diets for 4 weeks. Calories were adjusted to maintain constant weight levels; menus contained common local foods.
Blood lipid-analysis indicates cholesterol levels on the macadamia nut diet were similar to the low-fat diet and lower than the typical American diet. The macadamia nut diet produced lower triglyceride levels than either of the other diets.
The results echo findings of a preliminary study in which volunteers ate a diet containing large quantities of ground macadamia nuts for 1 month. Despite an increase in the proportion of fat in their diets, volunteers showed no significant change in weight or cholesterol levels. No negative side effects from eating the macadamia nut diet were observed.
Macadamia nuts, like olive oil, are high in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid believed to be beneficial in cutting cholesterol, Dr. Curb observes. The nuts are the only food to also contain significant amounts of palmitoleic acid, another monounsaturated fatty acid.
A long-term study is needed, but results to date are heartening both for guilt-plagued consumers who have a taste for nuts and for macadamia nut growers selling to a health conscious market, Curb says.
Composition of 1/4 pound of | Fatty Acid Composition of macadamia nut oil | |||||
Nutritional Values | Minerals: | Fatty Acid | Percent | |||
Calories | 727 About 18 per nut | Potassium, mg. | 373 | Oleate | 67.14 | |
Protein, g. | 9.23 | Phosphorous, mg. | 171 | Palmitoleate | 19.11 | |
Fat, g. | 78.21 | Magnesium, mg. | 119 | Palmitate | 6.15 | |
Carbohydrates, g. | 78.21 | Calcium, mg. | 36 | Eicosenate | 1.74 | |
Thiamine, mg. | 0.22 | Sodium, mg. | 6.6 | Stearate | 1.64 | |
Riboflavin, mg. | 0.12 | Iron, mg. | 1.8 | Arachidate | 1.59 | |
Niacin, mg. | 1.16 | Zinc, mg. | 1.44 | Linoleate | 1.34 | |
Cholesterol | None | Manganese, mg. | 0.38 | Myristate | 0.75 | |
Copper, mg. | 0.33 | Laurate | 0.62 | |||
Macadamia Nut oil is primarily Mono-unsaturated. Consequently, there is no cholesterol and your body does not turn it into cholesterol. | ||||||
Source: Dr. Catherine G. Cavaletto, University of Hawaii. Published in the 1983 Yearbook of the California Macadamia Society. | ||||||
University of Hawaii study
Macadamia Nuts Lower Cholesterol
By The Associated Press
A diet rich Macadamia nuts can lower cholesterol levels, according to a University of Hawaii study.
The study said a diet high in monounsaturated fats -- which are in macadamia nuts -- 'appears to lower serum cholesterol levels when total energy balance and percentage of energy from fat are maintained'.
It was published in the American Medical Association's : 'Archives of Internal Medicine'.
Macadamia nuts lower cholesterol in the same way olive oil does, researcher Dr. David Curb said. Olive oil also is a source of monounsaturated fat.
The study involved 30 people who tried 3 different diets for 30 days each. The first diet was a typical American diet high in saturated fats from meat and dairy products; the second was a low-fat diet endorsed by the American Heart Association; and the third was macadamia nut-based.
The American and macadamia nut diets provided 37% of calories from fat while the association diet provided 30% from fat.
The macadamia diet resulted in lower cholesterol levels than the other two diets.'We're not advocating that people go out and go on nut diets," Curb said.
'We have shown these can be part of a healthy diet, that there is no need to avoid nuts.' Curb said other tree nuts have the same cholesterol-lowering effect.
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