Nuts can decrease our bad LDL cholesterol and they can also decrease our blood triglyceride concentrations. This means that nuts might help to lower the risk of both heart disease and stroke. In one 30 gram portion of peanuts there's about two and a half grams of fiber. And finally there's some evidence as well just emerging that nuts might even prevent memory loss as we age.
In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: If nuts are so full of fat, can they really be good for us?
There is no shortage of variety when it comes to the mighty (yet humble) nut and the ways we consume them. Dried, chopped, made into butter or roasted (over an open fire, anyone?) these little guys provide the nutrients our brains and bodies need in surprisingly high quantities. From industrially farmed to indigenously hand-harvested, the story of these nuts is, well…nuts!
In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Sarah ask: If nuts are so full of fat, can they really be good for us?
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