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Sai Ram. An interesting and useful article. Walnuts are also indicated for brain health, which in any case is closely linked with heart health.Swamy----- Forwarded Message ----viji <viji123viji123Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 10:17:54 AM[iyer123]

Health: Eating Walnuts Cuts Cholesterol

 

 

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Eating Walnuts Cuts Cholesterolhttp://www.naturaln ews.com/ 027699_walnuts_ cholesterol. htmlThursday, December 10, 2009 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer(NaturalNews) Eating a diet high in walnuts may decrease cholesteroland fight inflammation, two major risk factors for cardiovasculardisease, according to a study conducted by researchers from HarvardUniversity and published in the American Journal of ClinicalNutrition."Consumption of nuts has been associated with a decreased risk ofcardiovascular disease events and death," the researchers wrote."Walnuts in particular have a unique profile: they are rich inpolyunsaturated

fatty acids, which may improve blood lipids and othercardiovascular disease risk factors."Walnuts are also considered good dietary sources of fiber, magnesium,B vitamins, vitamin E and other antioxidants.Researchers analyzed the results of 13 different studies conducted ona total of 365 participants who had obtained between 10 and 24 percentof their calories from walnuts for four to 24 weeks. They found thatparticipants on a high-walnut diet underwent significant decreases intotal and LDL ("bad") cholesterol."When compared with control diets, diets supplemented with walnutsresulted in a significantly greater decrease in total cholesterol andin LDL-cholesterol concentrations, " the researchers wrote.The researchers also found other indicators that even though ahigh-walnut diet is high in fat, it seems to lower the risk ofcardiovascular disease rather than raising it."Other

results reported in the trials indicated that walnuts providedsignificant benefits for certain antioxidant capacity and inflammatorymarkers and had no adverse effects on body weight," the researcherswrote.The researchers called for "larger and longer-term trials" to furtherunderstand the heart benefits of nut-rich diets.Prior studies have linked diets high in nuts and berries to a reducedrisk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms related tocardiovascular disease. Other nuts previously linked to improvedcardiovascular health include macadamia nuts and almonds.Diets high in walnuts may also reduce the risk of breast cancer, studies show.Support ekalindia.org "One Sponsor, One Dollar a Day, One School --- Valueadded, affordable education for India's

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