The New Low-Cholesterol Diet: Nuts
Nuts aren’t just for holidays anymore.
Key nuts can help you lower cholesterol. Add nuts to your low-cholesterol diet.
By R. Morgan Griffin
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Nuts get a bad rap. A lot of people still see them as salty, fatty, and high calorie — a junk food deserving exile to the carts of vendors or the snack bowls of dingy, smoky bars.
But nutritionists say that certain nuts deserve an honored spot in the kitchen of every healthy eater (as long as you’re not allergic, of course.) Nuts have lots of protein, fiber, healthy monounsaturated fats, vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. And many studies have shown that nuts have powerful cholesterol-lowering effects.
The benefits were clear enough for the FDA in 2003 to issue a “qualified health claim” for peanuts and certain tree nuts — almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, some pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts. The claim allows some nuts and foods made with them to carry this claim: “Eating a diet that includes one ounce of nuts daily can reduce your risk of heart disease.”
So it’s time to dust off your nutcrackers or pull the lid off a can of nuts. Taken in moderation, these nuts are good for you.......snipped
http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/features/nuts-help-lower-bad-cholesterol
Decided to give you your own reply.
Nuts can replace high-carb foods in a carb restricted diet, and very well and tastily. I can make a pound cake out of ground almonds that Hubby can’t tell from sugary store bought.
Since I went low carb, all of my doctor tests went from “you’re gonna die soon” to “HOW old are you???” Nuts are a big part of the reason.