USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
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.
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,…
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…
42g roasted salted peanuts with skins consumed daily
Corn chips (45g)
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