They are small in size but very important in good nutrition. Besides being very rich, the nuts have protein, fiber and key nutrients for heart health. We are talking primarily of nuts, peanuts, almonds and cashews.
Each has properties that distinguish them: almonds are rich in Vitamin E and Calcium, Zinc chestnuts, peanuts have protein and nuts possess antioxidant and alpha linolenic acid, a component of Omega-3 acid. But all provide benefits for heart care.
According to a study by Nurses’ Health, those who eat 140 grams of nuts a week are 35% less chance of heart problems than those who eat less than 30 grams per week. Similarly, another study found that people who eat these little fruit four times a week are half as likely to suffer a heart attack than those who eat once a week.
Nuts bear the bad reputation that easily because they have many fat calories (180 in 30 grams). Anyway, everything is relative in terms of food: eating nuts or peanuts alone is not fattening but must take into account your overall diet and, if complemented by physical activity.
In closing I leave you some tips for when you eat these beneficial results:
* Try to be in moderate amounts, such as entering in your hand and not a bag, because they contain lots of calories
* Take the opportunity to eat them as snacks between meals to calm the hunger
* Eat different types of nuts
* Varies with almond butter or nuts are not as common as peanut
