Effects of Peanut Consumption on Physiological and Psychosocial Stress, Circulating Immune Cell Status, Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Gastrointestinal Health in High-Stress Individuals
USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Summary
The purpose of this research is to determine whether peanut consumption improves indicators of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in human subjects following the consumption of study foods.
Description
The overall goal of the proposed study is to determine whether peanut consumption improves indices of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in human subjects with high levels of perceived chronic stress. Chronic stress is a growing public health concern and is associated with adverse health outcomes, including CVD. Stress, experienced when a person feels that environmental, physiological, or psychosocial demands tax or exceed their adaptive capacity, triggers a coordinated response from the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis increasing blood pressure,…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females * 18-65 years old * BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2 and ≤ 39.9 kg/ m2 * Recruitment will be based on Perceived Stress Scale - 4 (PSS-4) score Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 and over 65 years old * Pregnant or lactating women * Adults who rely on prescription medication that may influence study variables, apart from birth control * BMI \< 18.5 kg/m2 and \> 39.9 kg/m2 * Smokers who currently use tobacco- or marijuana-containing products including e-cigarettes, vape pens, pod mods, tanks, and electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) * Habitual consumption of nut…
Interventions
- OtherPeanuts, roasted, salted with skins
42g roasted salted peanuts with skins consumed daily
- OtherIsocaloric food
Corn chips (45g)
Location
- Western Human Nutrition Research CenterDavis, California