Do you incorporate walnuts into your own diet? You can definitely find
them in desserts, ice cream and cakes… but by eating shelled walnuts… are you
aware of the health benefits it can offer?
What’s so beneficial about
walnuts?
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Cardiovascular benefits à benefits for the heart and circulatory system. Walnuts can improve cholesterol,
inflammation and blood pressure.1
Why? Because walnuts contain healthy blooding
maintain minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium. They can improve
blood flow in adults with type-2 diabetes.
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Anti-cancer benefits à The antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients found in walnuts lower
the risk of chronic oxidative stress and chronic inflammation, which are the
greatest threat for cancer development.
Research has found that prostate cancer and
breast cancer can be reduced by a fair amount of walnut consumption (3 ounces
per day).
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A tasty
tool for weight management à Walnuts consist of
good fat, fibre and protein which aids in hunger management and thus leading to
successful weight management.2
Recommended serving: 1 handful.
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Source
of Omega-3 fatty acidsà Are you vegetarian?
Don’t like fish or salmon in particular? Well, walnuts are a great source of
those hard to find essential Omega-3 fatty acids; meaning that your body cannot
make them and unless you get them through your diet. They are beneficial to
your body in various ways ranging from lowering risk of heart disease and
cancer to maintaining brain performance and memory.3
DELICIOUS SECTION: Try the walnut-date smoothie
1 Available at: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=99#healthbenefits.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=recipe&dbid=67
http://www.walnuts.org/all-recipes/walnut-date-smoothie/
2 http://www.walnuts.org/health-professionals/published-research/by-topic/weight-management/
3 http://www.livestrong.com/article/256294-walnuts-or-almonds-for-omega-
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