In a human-intervention trial published recently in the journal Nutrients, 
researchers at the USDA, ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, 
looked at the available energy content in cashew nuts[1].

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    Eighteen healthy volunteers were recruited to participate in this 9-week 
Clinical Nutrition concluded that 42 g/day of cashews does not increase LDL 
"bad" cholesterol levels[2]. The study also observed that adding 42 g of 
cashews every day to a typical Western diet may help reduce the enzyme PCSK9, 
and lower PCSK9 concentrations are associated with the removal of LDL "bad" 
cholesterol from the blood.

    Study results showed that the available energy (calorie) content of cashews 
is 16% lower than that which is typically stated on current food labels and 
databases in the United States, including the National Nutrient Database for 
Standard Reference. These must be corrected in order to provide consumers with 
accurate energy values. Whereas the current reported energy value is 163 
kcal/serving, USDA researchers found that the metabolizable energy content of a 
28 g (1 oz) serving of cashews is 137 kcal.

    Meanwhile, another recent study published in The American Journal of 
Clinical Nutrition concluded that 42 g/day of cashews does not increase LDL 
"bad" cholesterol levels[2]. The study also observed that adding 42 g of 
cashews every day to a typical Western diet may help reduce the enzyme PCSK9, 
and lower PCSK9 concentrations are associated with the removal of LDL "bad" 
cholesterol from the blood.

    This study was supported by the Global Cashew Council and the INC 
International Nut and Dried Fruit Council.

    1. Baer, D., & Novotny, J. (2019). Metabolizable Energy from Cashew Nuts is 
Less than that Predicted by Atwater Factors. Nutrients, 11(1), 33.

    2. Baer, D. J., & Novotny, J. A. (2019). Consumption of cashew nuts does 
not influence blood lipids or other markers of cardiovascular disease in 
humans: a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical 
Nutrition, 109(2), 269-275.

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