Research Shows Eating Nuts Lowers Cholesterol
Scientists have found new evidence that nuts are healthy for the heart because they improve blood cholesterol levels without drugs. Consumption of nuts has been the focus of intense research because of their ability to reduce coronary heart disease risk and to lower blood lipid levels.
Researchers investigated data from 25 international nut consumption trials involving 583 people with high cholesterol or normal cholesterol levels. The studies compared a control group of research subjects to a group assigned to eat nuts regularly. No one took cholesterol lowering drugs.
The people in the trials who ate 2.4 ounces of nuts each day had a reduction in total cholesterol levels of 5.1 percent.
Researchers concluded the results of the study support including nuts as a natural dietary therapy for improving blood cholesterol levels.
