The most recent study is "A study of macadamia nuts and health" written by Lize Slabbert, Bianca Swanepoel and Professor Johann Jerling of North West University in South Africa, July 2011

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Other research papers and studies:

Comparison of a high mono-unsaturated fatty acid diet (enriched with macadamia nuts) and a high carbohydrate diet on blood lipids (D. Colquhoun, D. Moores, J. Humphries, S. Somerset Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia) Read More

The serum lipid effects of a monounsaturated (palmitoleic) fatty acid-rich diet, based on macadamia nuts, in healthy, young Japanese women. (Hiraoka-Yamamoto J, Ikeda K, Negishi H, Mori M, Hirose A, Sawada S, Onobayashi Y, Kitamori K, Kitano S, Tashiro M, Miki T, Yamori Y. Frontier Health Science, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan.) Read More

Serum lipid effects of a high–monounsaturated fat diet based on macadamia nuts. (J. David Curb, MD; Gilbert Wergowske, MD; Joan C. Dobbs, PhD; Robert D. Abbott, PhD; Boji Huang, MD, PhD From the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine (Drs Curb, Wergowske, Abbott, and Huang), and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Drs Curb and Wergowske), John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu; Exploring New Concepts, Honolulu (Dr Dobbs); and Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (Dr Abbott).) Read More

Macadamia Nut Consumption Lowers Plasma Total and LDL Cholesterol Levels in Hypercholesterolemic Men. (Manohar L. Garg, Robert J. Blake and Ron B. H. Wills*, Nutrition & Dietetics, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia and * Centre for Advancement of Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia) Read More

Macadamia nut consumption modulates favourably risk factors for coronary artery disease in hypercholesterolemic subjects. (Garg ML, Blake RJ, Wills RB, Clayton EH. Nutraceuticals Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, 305C Medical Science Building, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.)
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Elemental composition and chemical characteristics of five edible nuts (almond, Brazil, pecan, macadamia and walnut) consumed in Southern Africa. (Moodley R, Kindness A, Jonnalagadda SB. School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.)
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Fatty acid profile, tocopherol, squalene and phytosterol content of walnuts, almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts and the macadamia nut. (Maguire LS, O'Sullivan SM, Galvin K, O'Connor TP, O'Brien NM. Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland.)
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A systematic review of the effects of nuts on blood lipid profiles in humans. (Mukuddem-Petersen J, Oosthuizen W, Jerling JC. School of Physiology, Nutrition and Consumer Science, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa.)
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