Continuing from the last post, my hypothesis was that refined oils are detrimental because they are stripped of their nutrients as compared to a whole food. If this is correct, than nuts (a high-fat whole food) should lead to better vascular function than oils. Is this the case?
Yes, as a number of studies show. Here is one: “flow-mediated dilation (FMD) was worse after the olive oil meal than after the walnut meal.” And another one: “Endothelial function significantly improved after consumption of a walnut-enriched ad libitum diet…”. And another one: “Consumption of a hazelnut-enriched diet significantly improved FMD (56.6%)…”.
On to part 5…