Hazelnut supplementation enhances plasma antioxidant potential and lowers plasma cholesterol levels.

• Date posted:  01/01/1999 
• Posted In:
• Hazelnuts,
• Cancer,
• Cardiovascular Health,

Durak, I., I. Koksal, M. Kacmaz, S. Buyukkocak, B.M. Cimen, H.S. Ozturk, 1999.  Hazelnut supplementation enhances plasma antioxidant potential and lowers plasma cholesterol levels. [Letter to the Editor].  Clin Chim Acta. 284(1):113-5.

In this study, 30 healthy medical students added 1 gram of hazelnuts per kilogram of body weight per day to their normal daily diet for 30 days.  Total cholesterol was lowered by 6%, LDL by 19%, while HDL increased 7% and triglycerides 25% compared to baseline values.  Plasma antioxidant potential (AOP) also increased by 20