Aloha Everyone,
Researches
have proven that if you eat nuts as part of a balanced diet helps your heart
Health benefits about eating nuts as a
part of a healthy diet:
- Can lower the LDL, low-density
lipoprotein or "bad," cholesterol level in their blood.
- Could reduce your risk of
developing blood clots that can cause a heart attack.
- Rich in omega-3 fatty acids can
help your heart by preventing dangerous heart rhythms that can lead to
heart attacks
- Fiber in nuts helps lower your
cholesterol
- Fiber in nuts helps prevent
diabetes
- Vitamin E in nuts may help stop
the development of plaques in your arteries
Other benefits:
- Nuts are tasty, portable and make
great snacks.
- Fiber also makes you feel full so
you will eat less
- Dried nuts are inexpensive and
readily available.
Caution:
- Nuts contain a lot of fat; as
much as 80 percent of a nut is fat. Even though most of this fat is
healthy, you are still consuming a lot of calories.
Go to http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nuts/HB00085
for articles by Mayo Clinic staff. This
site also provides some nutrition information on common types of nuts
Namaste -- Cathi
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