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Fibre and nut consumption in teenage years beneficial to breast health
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Breast cancer is the most frequent form of cancer women around the world suffer from. A recent Harvard study suggests that eating plenty of fibre and nuts during the teen years may reduce the chance of developing Benign Breast Disease (BBD) in later life. Women with BBD are known to be at greater risk of developing breast cancer.
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Pistachio nuts good for your heart
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Almonds and walnuts are well known as being beneficial to heart health. But a recent study also linked consuming pistachios to significant heart health benefits. Pistachio nuts are interesting for heart health research because of their relatively high levels of antioxidants, good fats and plant sterols. These components can all help to keep your heart in top shape. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University recently studied the effects of two pistachio diets on LDL-cholesterol (also called “bad” cholesterol) in the body, which is an important risk factor for developing heart diseases. The study employed a randomized controlled crossover design, which means that all 28 participants were eating randomly all diets included in the study. The subjects with mildly elevated levels of cholesterol consumed three different diets for four weeks: one diet with one serving of pistachios (32-63 gram/day equal to 10% of total energy from pistachios), 2 servings of pistachios (63-126 gram/day equal to 20% of total energy from pistachios) and an average American diet to compare the effects. Between the study diets there was a two-week rest period. Effective After the study period both pistachio diets proved effective in lowering the levels of bad cholesterol. The participants had significantly less LDL-cholesterol in their blood when they ate one of the pistachio diets, compared to the period they were eating the average American diet. During the single-serving pistachio diet the LDL-cholesterol in the blood was 10% lower, and during the two-serving diet LDL-cholesterol was 13% lower.
Source Kay CD, Gebauer SK, West SG, Kris-Etherton PM. Pistachios Increase Serum Antioxidants and Lower Serum Oxidized-LDL in Hypercholesterolemic Adults. Journal of Nutrition, 2010; 140 (6): 1093-1098. |
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In the spotlight: almonds!
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Almonds are stone fruits, since they are the kernels of a fruit. They originate from Asia, but nowadays they also grow in Spain, America (California) and Italy. The consumption of almonds used to be very popular for healing the diseases of those living the good life. Cooks working for royal families used to add almonds to the food so that the heavy meals of meat were easier to digest. Rose family Almonds are members of the rose family and are therefore also called ‘The queen of the rose family’. Other family members of the almond are the peach and the apricot. Almonds were grown thousands of years ago without having an official name. Because botanists kept thinking up new names for it, it took some time before the name almond was finally created. Nutritional value Almonds are nutrient-dense foods. They are naturally packed with vitamin E, B vitamins, phosphorus and magnesium. Adding some almonds to your cereals, salad or dinner is a good way of adding nutritional value to your diet. |
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