J Am Heart Assoc May 2019 PMID 31039663

Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled-Feeding Trial.

Alyssa M Tindall, Kristina S Petersen, Ann C Skulas-Ray, Chesney K Richter, David N Proctor, Penny M Kris-Etherton

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The overall discussion reveals a recognition of the study’s significance, with commenters citing the specific benefits of walnuts and vegetable oils on blood pressure and lipids, as seen in phrases like 'improves central blood pressure' and 'cardiovascular benefits.' The tone varies from supportive acknowledgement to skepticism, especially when some users question the broader dietary implications. Word choices like 'great news' or 'silly studies' reflect mixed enthusiasm and critical perspectives, contributing to a nuanced understanding of the article’s relevance.

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Replacing saturated fats with walnuts or vegetable oils in the diet can improve certain cardiovascular risk factors, such as central diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure, but doesn't significantly change central systolic blood pressure or arterial stiffness.
The study found that a diet rich in walnuts led to beneficial effects, similar to a walnut fatty acid matched diet, but replacing walnuts' ALA with oleic acid did not produce the same benefits, suggesting that the bioactives in walnuts might play a role.
All diets tested, which included moderate fat and high unsaturated fat content, helped lower total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and non-HDL cholesterol, indicating that these dietary modifications are beneficial for cardiovascular health.

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bobudster

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TacticalFWN

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SEED OILS - does science hate them as much as politics does? PMID: 31039663 - Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease PMID: 20685950 - Dietary intake of saturated fatty https://t.co/Bi33EIx22Q

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Andrew Waltamath

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@ValerieAnne1970 Let’s look at the randomize control trials…. https://t.co/EAqWX5vBLD

Jun 5, 2025 · 83 followers View post →

Andrew Waltamath

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@thalesnemo @bigfatsurprise None of these are cited in the literature. I’m fine with reduction of seed oils as eliminated fatty processed foods. What’s a joke is people say seed oils are bad and eat high saturated fat diets. https://t.co/EAqWX5w9Bb

Nov 11, 2024 · 83 followers View post →

Spasyuk Denis

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@goddeketal What Dr. are you? Have you ever looked at the literature? Your green oils are toxic. https://t.co/HZ14LFaYrz https://t.co/3BHd71POOv https://t.co/ZwYftDZenA https://t.co/TEoDSWSUGG

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Todd Rundgren’s Dystopia

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@SeedOilDsrspctr @HannahDCox https://t.co/fsBfITsCYm. replacing saturated fats with vegetable oils (or walnuts lol) actually improves blood pressure and lipids though

May 19, 2023 · 173 followers View post →

Kyle

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@BiblicalAnarchy @fierceasymmetry What natural options? Because there have been studies done where saturated fat and seed oils have been compared calorie for calorie and found that seed oils were actually cardio protective. https://t.co/WRrqN4d5bM

Apr 7, 2023 · 4,972 followers View post →

Andrea Reyes MD.

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RT @DrMauricioGon: https://t.co/MIk7eTh6W5

Jan 23, 2023 · 3 shares · 43 followers View post →

Jesús ASPIRACIONISTA DESDE SIEMPRE!

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RT @DrMauricioGon: https://t.co/MIk7eTh6W5

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José Luis

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RT @DrMauricioGon: https://t.co/MIk7eTh6W5

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Mauricio Gonzalez MD.

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https://t.co/MIk7eTh6W5

Jan 20, 2023 · 38 likes · 3 shares · 149,466 followers View post →

Matthew Madore

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@The_Nutrivore @Alecsplaining @CrankyFae @ScepticalDoctor This is an intriguing RCT, shows a slight edge for nuts wrt BP compared to a FA matched diet using oil. https://t.co/JVpTZYpxl0

Sep 19, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,014 followers View post →

Christian Tams MS RD LDN

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@armando_doval @neighborchick Hmmmm

Jan 22, 2021 · 1,254 followers View post →

Shahid Iqbal

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@mcmrhona Walnuts help reducing the blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases Cc @dock323 https://t.co/2ovAUt9T8b

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Mass Migration

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Look at the diet below

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Dawna Mughal PhD RDN

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@twitevit Link to Penn State Research Lab To read the published results in the Journal of the American Heart Association click here https://t.co/D4uga56IYH

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AwokenTheLBC

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RT @AHMEDALZAMER: .@DietArab @DietitiansGulf Source: Journal of the American Heart Association https://t.co/O2ffyqG8Kd

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AHMED ALZAMER

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.@DietArab @DietitiansGulf Source: Journal of the American Heart Association https://t.co/O2ffyqG8Kd

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Ivor Goodbody

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Swapping saturated #fat in a standard diet for #walnuts or veg oils lowers heart risk: "Cardiovascular benefits occurred with all moderate‐fat, hi‐unsat‐fat diets. [Lower blood pressure] indicates benefits of walnuts as a whole‐food replacement for SFA." https://t.co/PjuSPDVC19 https://t.co/ssHpD44s3K

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DiscoStew

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RT @Smark_phd: Noise, not science. Randomized trial using metabolic markers as end-points. "All diets lowered total cholesterol, LDL (low…

May 21, 2019 · 1 share · 10,790 followers View post →

Sean Mark, PhD

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Noise, not science. Randomized trial using metabolic markers as end-points. "All diets lowered total cholesterol, LDL (low‐density lipoprotein)cholesterol, HDL (high‐density lipoprotein) cholesterol, and non‐HDL cholesterol." https://t.co/AaofnlsuBe

May 20, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,809 followers View post →

Theo Rompas

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RT @DrDavidKatz: Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk…

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Dr. David L. Katz

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May 11, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 42,988 followers View post →

Dr. Kimberly Parks

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Whole foods are best! Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled‐Feeding Trial | Journal of the American Heart Association https://t.co/0KAw97N0lE

May 11, 2019 · 499 followers View post →

Donna Giordano, MS, RDN

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RT @rustnutrition: Despite mixed headlines, saturated fat isn’t good for you and should be limited. https://t.co/SFvgnOFCJZ #teamgoodfat #…

May 8, 2019 · 2 shares · 97 followers View post →

Evan Allen

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RT @rustnutrition: Despite mixed headlines, saturated fat isn’t good for you and should be limited. https://t.co/SFvgnOFCJZ #teamgoodfat #…

May 8, 2019 · 2 shares · 2,797 followers View post →

Nuts For Life

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Good news for walnut lovers - Study finds walnuts may lower blood pressure https://t.co/5lpm6E7b5C https://t.co/t5AmRA6o8q

May 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,305 followers View post →

Rosanne Rust, MS, RDN

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Despite mixed headlines, saturated fat isn’t good for you and should be limited. https://t.co/SFvgnOFCJZ #teamgoodfat #highbloodpressuremonth #dashdiet

May 7, 2019 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 8,833 followers View post →

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Caroline Gouws

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"Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled‐Feeding Trial" https://t.co/iQdU8tL6Li #Walnuts #cvd @JAHA_AHA @penn_state @pennstateNUTR

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Azize Nur Yıldırım

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RT @TamarHaspel: Great! A new walnut-funded study on walnuts. Turns out walnuts don't seem to your blood pressure, but silly studies on wal…

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Nick Krontiris

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Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled‐Feeding Trial (open access) https://t.co/fZJBADcBra #nutrition #CVD #BloodPressure #nuts #walnuts #SFAs

May 3, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 19,466 followers View post →

Jordan Neil

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RT @TamarHaspel: Great! A new walnut-funded study on walnuts. Turns out walnuts don't seem to your blood pressure, but silly studies on wal…

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Yoni Freedhoff

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RT @TamarHaspel: Great! A new walnut-funded study on walnuts. Turns out walnuts don't seem to your blood pressure, but silly studies on wal…

May 2, 2019 · 3 shares · 62,144 followers View post →

Tamar Haspel

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Alyssa Tindall, PhD, RDN

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Check out the most recent study on #walnuts out of the Kris-Etherton #cardiovascular research lab! @PSUresearch @pennstateNUTR @JAHA_AHA https://t.co/QQAmwwRWhX

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 51 followers View post →

Michelle Pandey

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RT @IvorGoodbody: "Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts...Improves Central Blood Pressure & Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled‐Feeding Trial" https://t.co/nB7gcIRtJn #nuts #walnuts #EatMoreNuts #bloodpress… https://t.co/W83OY53Z8s

May 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1,074 followers View post →

Ivor Goodbody

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"Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts...Improves Central Blood Pressure & Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled‐Feeding Trial" https://t.co/NWhW5VlbhY #nuts #walnuts #EatMoreNuts #bloodpressure #HeartDisease #HeartHealth #fat #satfat https://t.co/N9Iz1aqkhI

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Replacing Saturated Fat With Walnuts or Vegetable Oils Improves Central Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids in Adults at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Controlled-Feeding Trial.

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