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Abstract
The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the effects of almond consumption on the lipid profiles of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Eligible trials were searched from four electronic databases until Jan 2020. Five eligible articles were included in the final quantitative analysis. Overall, meta-analysis could not show any beneficial effect of almond consumption on total cholesterol (TC) weighted mean difference (WMD: 0.65 mg/dL, 95% CI: −7.52–8.82, p = .87), triglyceride (TG; WMD: 1.59 mg/dL, 95% CI: −21.77–24.96, p = .89), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C; WMD: −5.40 mg/dL, 95% CI: −13.30–2.50, p = .18), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C; WMD: 1.57 mg/dL, 95% CI: −0.95–4.10, p = .22). However, subgroup analyses showed that serum LDL-C levels were significantly reduced in trials administered > 50 g/d almond. The data suggest that consumption of almond could not improve lipid profile in patients with T2DM.
Disclosure statement
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data availability statement
The data from this study are available upon request from the corresponding author.