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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS U31R0xmY. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Nuts and seeds are rich in unsaturated fat and other nutrients that may reduce inflammation. Frequent nut consumption is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The authors examined associations between nut and seed consumption and C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and fibrinogen in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. This 2000 cross-sectional analysis included 6,080 US participants aged 45-84 years with adequate information on diet and biomarkers. Nut and seed consumption was categorized as never/rare, less than once/week, 1-4 times/week, and five or more times/week. After adjustment for age, gender, race/ethnicity, site, education, income, smoking, physical activity, use of fish oil supplements, and other dietary factors, mean biomarker levels in categories of increasing consumption were as follows : C-reactive protein-1.98,1.97,1.80, and 1.72 mg/liter ; interleukin-6-1.25,1.24,1.21, and 1.15 pg/ml ; and fibrinogen-343,338,338, and 331 mg/dl (all p's for trend
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