The simple walnut offers a wide list of benefits. For starters, a new study shows that eating whole walnuts or walnut oil can slow prostate cancer growth. But if you need more reasons than this, maybe the following reasons may persuade you to add these delicious nuts into your diet.
• A large study at Harvard found that people who ate a handful of nuts every day were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause in a thirty-year period.
• English walnuts decrease cardiovascular risk by decreasing LDL and total cholesterol.
• Walnuts help control weight.
• They help control insulin in diabetics.
• Eating walnuts increases male fertility.
• Walnuts enhance cognitive function and improve thinking ability.
• Eating walnuts has been shown to suppress breast cancer tumors, perhaps from their omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytosterols.
• They have also been shown to inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer by decreasing angiogenesis.
• Walnuts are a source of highly potent, high-quality antioxidants.
• Ellagic acid, a major polyphenol found in walnuts, has remarkable bone-building activity at the cellular level.
• Eating walnuts and walnut oil can reduce the stress response and lower the resulting blood pressure.
Just a quarter cup of walnuts provides more than 100 percent of the daily recommended value of omega-3 fats as well as providing copper, manganese, molybdenum, and biotin. It’s better to buy walnuts raw and organic to avoid those that are irradiated and pasteurized.
—Adapted from “13 Healthy Reasons to Eat More Walnuts” by Margie King, at http://greenmedinfo.com
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