RESEARCH - Eating nuts daily may lower cholesterol

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Eating Nuts Daily Lowers Cholesterol

Daily Helping of Nuts May Help Fight Heart Disease, New Study Finds

By Bill Hendrick

WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Klodas, MD, FACC

May 10, 2010 -- Eating nuts on a daily basis improves blood

cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, a

new study says.

Joan Sabaté, MD, DrPH, and colleagues from Loma University in

California, pooled data from 25 studies on nut consumption in seven

countries, looking at 583 men and women with various cholesterol

levels. None was on cholesterol-lowering medications. Nuts evaluated

included almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, macadamia

nuts, and peanuts.

Patients in the trials ate an average of 67 grams, or about 2.4

ounces, of nuts daily.

This dietary practice resulted in an average 5.1% reduction in total

cholesterol concentration, a 7.4% reduction in LDL or bad cholesterol,

and an 8.3% reduction in the ratio of LDL to HDL (“good” cholesterol)

levels.

In addition, triglyceride measurements declined by 10.2%, but only

among people with initially elevated triglyceride readings. The

cholesterol effects of nut consumption were similar in men and women,

and were dose related.

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terol

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I do eat some mixed nuts every day. Since I'm diabetic, they're a lot

less carby than other crunchy snacks, such as potato chips. I also

happen to love them.

Sue

On May 11, 2010, at 8:34 AM, wrote:

> Eating Nuts Daily Lowers Cholesterol

> Daily Helping of Nuts May Help Fight Heart Disease, New Study Finds

[Guest guest]

Yum, Sue! I also have some nuts nearly every day - usually a sprinkle

on my morning oatmeal.

Not an MD

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 2:23 PM, marysue <marysue@...> wrote:

> I do eat some mixed nuts every day. Since I'm diabetic, they're a lot

> less carby than other crunchy snacks, such as potato chips. I also

> happen to love them.

>

> Sue