Effect of tree nuts on metabolic syndrome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a broader evidence summary to inform dietary guidelines of the effect of tree nuts on criteria of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Design

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of tree nuts on criteria of the MetS.

Data sources

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library (through 4 April 2014).

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of ≥3 weeks reporting at least one criterion of the MetS.

Data extraction

Two or more independent reviewers extracted all relevant data. Data were pooled using the generic inverse variance method using random effects models and expressed as mean differences (MD) with 95% CIs. Heterogeneity was assessed by

SUBMITTER: Blanco Mejia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4120343 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature