A recent study, published in the Indian Heart Journal, evaluated two different diets: one supplemented with almonds and the other with walnuts, on endothelial function. A total of 27 participants were included in the study. During the two study days, they consumed either 77 g of almonds or 60 g of walnuts (these amounts were chosen to match the fat content, 76 g of fat in each group).
Results observed that both walnut and almond diets improved flow-mediated dilation and sVCAM (soluble vascular cell adhesion molecules), measurements of endothelial function.