Dried fruit consumption and cardiometabolic health: a randomised crossover trial

Dried fruit consumption increased LDL-cholesterol by 0.10 mmol/l compared to baseline.

• Daily intake of 3/4 cup of mixed dried fruits was compared to a carbohydrate-rich snack in adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk.
• No significant differences in lipid and lipoprotein concentrations were observed between dried fruit and control conditions.
• Dried fruit was associated with a mean increase in fasting glucose of 0.08 mmol/l compared to the control snack.
• Vascular outcomes, fasting insulin, and C-reactive protein levels did not show significant differences between the two diets.
• Weight changes were negligible and did not significantly differ between the two conditions.

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