Recently, a study conducted by researchers from the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia in the United States showed that pecans consumed by participants at risk of cardiovascular disease can improve the levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins in the body
According to Jamie Cooper, a professor at the American Academy of Nutritional Sciences, one of the authors of the study, after dietary intervention, some indicators of high cholesterol participants returned to normal
Researchers divided 52 adults between 30 and 75 years old with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease into three groups
The results showed that the fasting blood lipids of the two groups of participants who ate pecans had similar improvements, while the first group of participants who added the pecan diet had lower postprandial triglyceride levels and lower postprandial glucose levels
Cooper said: "Whether people add pecans to their diet or replace other foods with pecans, we have seen improvements in cholesterol levels, especially in terms of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
After testing, it was found that the total cholesterol of participants who consumed pecans dropped by an average of 5%, and their low-density lipoprotein levels dropped by an average of 6%-9%
Cooper pointed out that adding pecans to the diet not only lowers total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels more consistently and lastingly compared to many other lifestyle interventions, but may also be a more sustainable long-term health approach
The researchers pointed out that the known biologically active properties of pecans may be the mechanism that promotes this improvement
Related paper information: https://doi.
https://doi.
org/10.
1093/jn/nxab248
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