| Nuts are readily available and provide a
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| | almonds, went down about 5% with intake
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| highly nutritious food. In addition to
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| | of a "handful" of almonds, and did not go
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| protein, carbohydrate, and fat, nuts
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| | down at all with eating a muffin. In
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| contain many other important nutrients:
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| | those with the higher "dose" of almonds,
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| fiber, vitamin E, folic acid, potassium,
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| | the "ratio" of bad to good cholesterol
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| and magnesium. Although on some food
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| | [LDL/HDL ratio] went down by 12%.The
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| charts you may see nuts listed in the
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| | American Heart Association (AHA)
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| same food category as diary products,
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| | recognizes nuts [including almonds,
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| eggs, and red meat because of the fat
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| | walnuts, pecans, peanuts, macadamia, and
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| content, new information calls into
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| | pistachios] may help to lower your blood
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| question this designation.While nuts do
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| | cholesterol and may be a very healthy
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| contain a high proportion of fat, tree
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| | "snack". However, they also warn that
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| nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pecans,
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| | they are a source of calories and should
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| hazel nuts, Brazil nuts, and macadamia
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| | not be used to great excess in those with
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| are actually low in saturated fat. Most
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| | calorie restricted diets and that you
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| of the fat comes in the form of
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| | should avoid nuts with added oils or
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| monounsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty
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| | added salt. The AHA recommends eating an
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| acids, which are considered to be
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| | overall balanced diet that is high in
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| acceptable forms of fat that actually
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| | fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and
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| "reduce" the incidence of heart and
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| | includes low-fat [or non-fat] diary
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| vascular disease.Several large studies
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| | products, fish and lean meats. If you
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| have examined the relationship between
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| | add nuts to your diet, just be sure that
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| the risk of heart disease and intake of
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| | you don't inadvertently add considerable
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| omega-3 fatty acids from plant sources.
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| | total calories - despite the benefits of
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| In the Seventh Day Adventist Health Study
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| | nuts, maintaining an ideal body weight is
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| researchers found that those who reported
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| | more important. Weight is often a simple
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| eating nuts more than four times per week
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| | lesson in physics - what comes in either
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| had a 50% lower risk of heart disease
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| | stays [as increased pounds] or is used up
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| than those who rarely ate nuts. The
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| | for energy and metabolism [which is
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| Nurses' Health Study found that heart
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| | increased by a regular exercise
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| disease risk was reduced by 35% in those
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| | program].Dr. John Rumberger's experince
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| who ate nuts compared with those who
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| | in the field is extensive, and includes
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| rarely ate nuts. An addition study found
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| | achieving his doctorate in 1976
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| that the risk of type 2 diabetes went
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| | (Bio-Engineering/ Fluid Dynamics/ Applied
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| down by nearly 1/3 in women who consumed
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| | Mathematics) from Ohio State University
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| 1/4 cup of nuts five times per week
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| | Columbus, Ohio, with a dissertation on, A
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| compared to those that did not eat nuts
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| | Non-Linear Model of Coronary Artery Blood
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| at all.One recent study looked at almonds
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| | Flow.He then continued his education into
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| in particular. They examined the effects
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| | medicine, in 1978 he became a M.D.
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| on LDL ["bad"] cholesterol values. Each
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| | graduating from the School of Medicine at
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| person served as his own control and they
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| | the University of Miami, Florida.
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| were each on three different "diets":
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| | Since then, he has pioneered how the
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| almonds representing about 1/4 their
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| | medical field views the process of blood
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| entire daily calorie intake, OR a
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| | flow through the heart. From my
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| "handful" of almonds per day, OR a muffin
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| | appointment as professor at the Mayo
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| [containing about the same number of
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| | Clinic in Minnesota, to Medical Director
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| calories as a "full dose" of almonds].
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| | at the HealthWISE Wellness Diagnostic
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| The LDL cholesterol went down about 10%
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| | Center in Ohio.
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| when the subjects took a "full dose" of
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