Cholesterol Control - Benefit of Macademia Nuts

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A Tropical Alternative to Almonds

Have you grown tired of walnuts and almonds? Try this tasty nut Hawaii is known

for: macadamia nuts.

Turns out they’re on the heart-healthy list -- even though they contain

saturated fat. In a study, a diet enhanced with macadamias significantly lowered

both total and LDL cholesterol.

Heart-Friendly Fats

The fact that macadamias are so rich in unsaturated fats -- more than almost any

other nut -- appears to make up for the fact that they also contain some

saturated fat. And here’s the heart-healthy proof: When people with moderately

high cholesterol ate an average American diet for 5 weeks, then a diet with a

handful of macadamia nuts mixed in daily for another 5 weeks, the nut diet

lowered total and LDL cholesterol about 9 percent more than the nut-free fare.