Diet Quality, Pecans, and Cardiometabolic Health

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI ≥25 and ≤40 kg/m2 * ≥ 1 criterion for metabolic syndrome (i.e. waist circumference ≥ 94 cm men or ≥80 cm women; triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL; HDL ≤ 40 mg/dL men or ≤50 mg/dL women; systolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mmHg; fasting plasma glucose ≥100 mg/dL) at screening. * non-smoking Exclusion Criteria: * Current tobacco use or use within the previous 6 months * Diagnosed diabetes or fasting glucose levels \> 126 mg/dL at screening * Systolic blood pressure \>160 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mm Hg at screening. * Use of anti-hypertensive, lipid lowering, glucose lowering drugs, steroids, or antibiotics in the previous month * History of a cardiovascular event (heart attack, revascularization, stroke), or heart failure, liver, kidney, autoimmune diseases or inflammatory conditions such as gastrointestinal disorders or rheumatoid arthritis * Use of supplements and botanicals known to affect study outcomes (e.g. psyllium, fish oil, soy lecithin, and phytoestrogens) and not willing to cease for the duration of the study * Pregnancy, lactation or planning to become pregnant * Consumption of \>14 alcoholic drinks/week * Intolerance/allergy/sensitivity to foods included in the study menus