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Nuts are Good Food
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The
new nutritional mantra is Good mono and poly saturated fats - that
includes nuts which are high in fiber, protects heart, help in weight loss
and improve diabetes control.
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Researches
shows that daily intake of handful of nuts bring health benefit.
Nutritionist says nuts help people stick to diet because many of the commercially
available fat-free food have virtually no fiber. The complex fiber found
in nuts provides major health benefit. The fiber also helps in regulating
blood sugar.
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Nutritional benefit of nuts :
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Nuts
are good source of vitamin E, B6, niacin and folic acid.
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Nuts provides plant protein, which makes
them good alternative to meat.
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They are high in amino acid arginine, which
is essential for good metabolism.
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Nuts
have no cholestrol and rich in minerals like magnasium, zinc, copper,
selenium, potassium, iron, calcium.
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Pistas and Almonds
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Benefit : Lowering cholesterol
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The polyunsaturated fat in nuts lowers LDL or bad cholesterol level and
their monounsaturated fat raises good HDL cholesterol
levels
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More
you consume almonds, the lower their LDL cholesterol and higher HDL cholesterol.
Eating 37 gms of almonds a day lowered LDL cholesterol by 4.4 percent.
Eating pistas as a snack can decrease bad cholesterol levels.
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Peanuts
and walnuts
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Benefit
: Defending against Diabetes and helping hearts
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The
fats and nutrients in nut may improve glucose and insulin stability in
people with type 2 diabetes. By helping to reduce LDL cholesterol, which
eventually leads to atheroscierotic leads to atheroscierotic palque
formation and hardening of arteries, nuts helps protect your heart.
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study
shows, eating nuts has been linked to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in
women. Those who ate nuts at least five times a week cut their risk of type
2 diabetes by nearly 30 percent.
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Women
who ate at least 135 gms of nuts a week were 35 percent less likely to
suffer heart attacks than women who ate less.
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Men
who ate nuts atleast twice a week had 47 percent less risk of sudden cardiac
death. Healthy adults who consume nuts five or more times a week were 50
percent less likely to die of heart attacks.
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Pecans
and brazil nuts
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Benefit
: Lowering growth of cancer cells
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Nuts
could slow the progression of some cancer cells and help destroy free
radicals
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Brazil
nuts contains selenium and antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals
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walnut
contains Vitamin E and pecans appears to slow the growth of lung and prostate
cancer cells. Gamma-tochopherol attacks cancer cells.
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People
who frequently ate nuts are thinner that who dont. Eating walnut decrease
hunger and causes people to eat less at meals.
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