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Researchers at Loma Linda University in California have just completed a new study that indicated eating pecans can reduce the risk of heart disease, adding another food to the ever growing list of things that are good-for-you. Published in the Journal of Nutritional Research, scientists say that part of the positive effect was attributed to a high vitamin E content in the nuts. To simply put the results, phytonutrients (nutrients found in plants) in the pecans help to prevent oxidation of fats in the blood ("a process akin to rusting"), which is a good thing for your body.
This is good news for anyone who likes pecans, since the nuts are often overlooked in favor of almonds and other nuts that are slightly lower in fat, although the majority of the fat in pecans is unsaturated.
If you want to get a few more pecans into your diet, try adding them to salads or eating a handful as a snack. For a slightly less healthy - but possibly more delicious - way to eat a few more pecans, try:
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10-06-2006 @8:06PM Loretta said... I love sunflower, pumpkin and pine nuts too, are all of these as healthy as the pecans? All mixed with raisins are a delicious snack.
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10-06-2006 @8:39PM Tony Miller said... Previously we were also told pistacchios wre good for heart health. But here is my question - are they and pecans good for your heart only if eaten WITHOUT salt. Afterall since salt is BAD for the heart and 97% of everyone who eats nuts eats them salted, why don't these studies tell us if the good (nuts) outweigh the associated bad (salt)? If you must eat them saltless to be healthy, there won't be near so many follwers.
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