Almond Board Of California Diet And Skin Health
Dr sivamani adjunct associate professor of clinical dermatology university of california davis will provide a deep dive into the connection between diet and skin health explore the latest understanding of the gut skin axis and share recent research examining the role of almond consumption on wrinkles.
Almond board of california diet and skin health. Pilot studies are often used to explore a novel intervention and provide directional guidance. This study is the first investigating the impact of daily almond snacking on skin health. Almonds are high in unsaturated good fats. Replacing saturated fats in the diet with unsaturated fats in the diet contributes to the maintenance of healthy blood cholesterol levels.
One serving on almonds 28g has 13g of unsaturated fat and only 1g of saturated fat. The study was funded by the almond board of california abc and is the first of its kind to examine almonds effects on skin health. The new pilot study1 found that a daily snack of almonds in place of other nut free snacks improved measures of wrinkle width and severity in postmenopausal women. One serving of almonds 28g has 13g of unsaturated fat and only 1g of saturated fat.
A larger and longer term follow up study is underway. Reducing the consumption of sodium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure. The study was funded by the almond board of california and is the first of its kind to examine almonds effects on skin health.