MACADAMIA NUT
OTHER NAME(S):
Australian Nut, Bopple Nut, Bush Nut, Huile de Macadamia, Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia Oil, Macadamia tetraphylla, Noix d'Australie, Noix Macadamia, Noix de Macadam, Noix de Macadamia, Noix de Queensland, Noyer du Queensland, Nuez de Macadamia, Queensland Nut.
OverviewUses
Side Effects
Peanut allergy: People with peanut allergies are more likely to be allergic to nuts called "tree nuts." Macadamia nut is a tree nut. Doctors often advise people with peanut allergies to avoid eating tree nuts. However, very few people with a peanut allergy also have an allergy to macadamia nut. Ask your doctor to test if you are allergic to macadamia nut.
Tree nut allergy: People with allergies to nuts called "tree nuts" are more likely to be allergic to other tree nuts, such as macadamia nut. Doctors often advise people with a tree nut allergy to avoid eating other tree nuts. People with allergy to macadamia nut are more likely to be allergic to coconut and hazelnut. If you are allergic to macadamia nut, avoid foods containing coconut or hazelnut unless you know that you are not allergic to them.
Interactions
Dosing
Uses & Effectiveness
Possibly Effective for
- High cholesterol. Eating macadamia nuts as part of a healthy diet seems to lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or "bad") cholesterol, especially when other fats in the diet are low. People with high cholesterol who eat 17-37 macadamia nuts per day for four weeks can see their total and LDL cholesterol drop by up to 9%.
Insufficient Evidence for
- Heart disease. Eating 1.5 ounces of macadamia nuts per day as part of a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet may help prevent heart disease. But research is limited.
Side Effects & Safety
When taken by mouth: Macadamia nuts are LIKELY SAFE when eaten as food. They are POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when used as medicine. Some people are allergic to macadamia nuts, but this is rare.Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Macadamia nuts are LIKELY SAFE when eaten as food. There isn't enough reliable information to know if macadamia nut is safe to use in larger medicinal amounts when pregnant or breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use of amounts larger than what is found in food.Peanut allergy: People with peanut allergies are more likely to be allergic to nuts called "tree nuts." Macadamia nut is a tree nut. Doctors often advise people with peanut allergies to avoid eating tree nuts. However, very few people with a peanut allergy also have an allergy to macadamia nut. Ask your doctor to test if you are allergic to macadamia nut.
Tree nut allergy: People with allergies to nuts called "tree nuts" are more likely to be allergic to other tree nuts, such as macadamia nut. Doctors often advise people with a tree nut allergy to avoid eating other tree nuts. People with allergy to macadamia nut are more likely to be allergic to coconut and hazelnut. If you are allergic to macadamia nut, avoid foods containing coconut or hazelnut unless you know that you are not allergic to them.
Interactions
We currently have no information for MACADAMIA NUT Interactions.
Dosing
The following doses have been studied in scientific research:
BY MOUTH:
- For high cholesterol: 40 to 90 grams (about 17 to 37 macadamia nuts) per day.
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REFERENCES:
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- Curb JD, Wergowske G, Dobbs JC, et al. Serum lipid effects of a high-monounsaturated fat diet based on macadamia nuts. Arch Intern Med 2000;160:1154-8. View abstract.
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- FDA. RE: Petition for a Qualified Health Claim for Macadamia Nuts and Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No. FDA-2015-Q-4850). July 2017 . Available at: https://www.fda.gov/media/106201/download. Accessed on March 6, 2020.
- Garg ML, Blake RJ, Wills RB. Macadamia nut consumption lowers plasma total and LDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic men. J Nutr 2003;133:1060-3. View abstract.
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