Comparison of the Effect of Consuming 15 and 50 Grams of Pistachios on the Health Indicators of the Elderly Women

A healthy diet and getting enough calories are important factors in health. Pistachios are rich in nutrients with healthy fatty acids, as well as protein, dietary fiber, potassium, magnesium, vitamins and have high antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to compare the consumption of two pistachios with 15 and 50 g on the health indicators of Aged women. With an interval of eight weeks, one group was given 50 grams of pistachios and one group was given 15 grams.

This quasi-experimental study was performed on 40 Aged women in bam city. Participants were randomly divided into two groups of 20 people. Height, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipid profiles and red blood cell indices were measured before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 18.

Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in any of the measured indices. After the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups except in the values of fasting blood sugar. So that with the independent ttest, fasting blood sugar in the group with consumption of 50 grams was 101.57± 22.07 and in the group of 15 grams was 89.11± 8.16 (P=0.03).

Due to the positive effects on women's health indicators, which were observed in both doses of 15 and 50 g, according to the conditions and costs, it is recommended to add 15 g of pistachios to the diet of the elderly daily.