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    Pistachios and the USDA Dietary Guidelines
    Top 10 Reasons Why Pistachios Are a Smarter Snack
    The Pistachio Principle or "How to Fool Yourself Thin"
    Pistachios Help With Weight Management
    The Pistachio Principle: Calorie Reduction Without Calorie Restriction

  • Research Presentations

    The Cardioprotective Effects of Pistachios and Other Plant-Based Foods

    4th Annual Heart of Women's Health American College of Cardiology Conference, February 2010
    Melissa Ohlson, MS, RD, LD, Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation, Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

    This presentation gives a brief overview of the key nutrition strategies for coronary risk reduction. Learn how to simplify the nutrition message using the “4-F” concept including: fats, fish, fiber and phytosterols and the current recommendations of these whole foods/nutrients. Pistachios are part of the FDA health claim for nuts and heart health. They are also a good source of healthy fats and are the highest phytosterol nut.

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    Pistachio Nutrition in a Nutshell

    Pistachio Harvest Tour, September 2009
    Kelly Plowe, MS, RD, Paramount Farms

    Learn about the latest research on pistachio health and how pistachios fit into the current nutrition recommendations.  This presentation also covers the many tools PistachioHealth.com has to offer health professionals and consumers.

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    Impact of Pistachio Nut Consumption on Triglycerides, Body Weight in Obese Subjects over 12 Weeks

    Experimental Biology, 2009
    David Heber, MD, PhD, FACP, FACN
    University of California, Los Angeles

    This presentation discusses new research from UCLA showing how pistachios have a greater effect in lowering triglyceride levels and BMI than a refined carbohydrate snacks like pretzels.

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    Pistachios and Health: A Review of the Science

    AANP National Conference, June 2009
    Julie Upton, MS, RD, CSSD

    This presentation covers the cardiovascular, weight management and nutritional benefits of pistachios. It also highlights PistachioHealth.com and the many resources available to health professionals for use in their practice on the website.

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    The Pistachio Principle

    Cornell Consumer Camp, April 2009
    James Painter, PhD, RD
    Eastern Illinois University

    The Pistachio Principle: Find out how changing your environmental cues can help lead to calorie reduction without restriction.

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    Pistachios and Health: Emerging Research on Nuts in Diabetes and Weight Control

    Weight Management and Diabetes Care Education Symposium, March 2009
    Cyril W.C. Kendall, Ph.D.
    Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
    Clinical Nutrition & Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto, Ontario

    In summary, nuts improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes and pistachios specifically have favorable effects on the postprandial response to white bread and other common carbohydrate foods. Nuts such as pistachios also reduce CVD & CHD/CVD risk factors that are of key importance in the metabolic syndrome and diabetes.  Other risk factors for CHD may also be reduced including blood pressure and c-reactive protein.

    Serious dieters can achieve a >20% reduction in LDL-C over 3 years on a dietary portfolio including nuts and epidemiological and clinical studies indicate that nuts are associated with weight maintenance.

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    Pistachio Shells Provide Visual Cue to Avoid "Mindless" Eating

    Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group Symposium, April 2008
    James Painter, PhD, RD,
    Eastern Illinois University

    Do you often eat when you’re not hungry? Learn how choosing your snacks wisely, such as a serving of pistachios, can help you avoid mindless eating.

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  • Research Papers

    Pistachios Reduce Body Mass Index and Triglyceride Levels Compared to Pretzels

    Experimental Biology Conference, April 2009
    David Heber, Zhaoping Li, Rubens Song, Christine Nguyen, Alona Zerlin, Kris Naowamondhol, Hannah Karp, Gail Thames and Jenny Kotlerman

    04/01/2009

    A 3 oz. snack of pistachios per day has significant reduction in body mass index and triglyceride levels as compared to pretzels

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