Almonds To The Rescue

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Want to control your lipid level a natural, healthy way and avoid the possible harmful and questionable ill-affects of synthetic medicines like statins

Then you might want to read this assuming you’re not allergic to nuts.

A review published in the Journal of Nutritional Science reported that consumption of almonds improves blood lipid levels. The systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the effects of almond consumption on blood lipid levels.
  • The researchers assessed the changes in blood lipid levels, such as total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides.
  • The analysis included a total of 18 previously published randomized controlled trials with a total of 837 participants.
  • The results showed that almond consumption significantly reduced total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, while HDL cholesterol was not affected.
  • Data gathered from all studies showed that the reduction in total cholesterol was 0.153 millimoles per liter (mmol/L).
  • The participants of the studies experienced a 0.212 mmol/L reduction in total cholesterol when they consumed at least 45 grams (g) of almonds per day.
  • A larger almond consumption results in a greater total cholesterol reduction.
  • In people with high total cholesterol levels, almond consumption caused a reduction of 0.271 mmol/L in total cholesterol. This suggests that the effects of almonds on total cholesterol levels are the greatest in this population.
  • Almond consumption reduced LDL cholesterol by 0.124 mmol/L.
  • When participants consumed at least 45 g of almonds, a 0.132 mmol/L reduction in LDL cholesterol was seen.
  • In participants with high LDL cholesterol levels, consuming at least 45 g of almonds led to a 0.158 mmol/L decrease in LDL cholesterol
These findings support the claim that consumption of nuts lowers heart disease risk. Overall, the researchers suggest that nuts, particularly almonds, should be part of a healthy diet to maintain healthy blood lipid levels and to reduce heart disease risk.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-nutritional-science/article/effects-of-almond-consumption-on-fasting-blood-lipid-levels-a-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis-of-randomised-controlled-trials/

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