Eating nuts every day can effectively reduce cholesterol

According to foreign media reports, the latest research found that eating nuts every day can effectively improve cholesterol level and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease Dr Joan Sabat and colleagues from Loma Linda University in California collected 25 data on nut consumption in 7 countries and studied 583 men and women with different cholesterol levels None of them took cholesterol lowering drugs The researchers evaluated nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, and so on In these trials, patients ate an average of 67 grams of nuts a day As a result, their overall cholesterol level decreased by an average of 5.1%, low-density lipoprotein (commonly known as "harmful cholesterol") decreased by 7.4%, and the ratio of low-density lipoprotein to high-density lipoprotein (commonly known as "beneficial cholesterol") decreased by 8.3% In addition, triglyceride index decreased by 10.2% Eating nuts had the same effect on improving cholesterol levels in men and women The study also showed that different types of nuts have the same effect on cholesterol level, but "LDL, BMI and diet type can significantly enhance the effect of nut consumption: among those participants with high LDL level, low BMI and strong Western eating habits, nut consumption has the most obvious effect on reducing blood lipid." Although regular eating of nuts seems to have many important health benefits, the number of nuts eaten per day should not exceed 85 grams due to the high calories The results will be published in the latest issue of archives of internal medicine.