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Do Almonds Lower Cholesterol?

We often hear about the miraculous effects of nuts on lipemia ... and other dried fruit?

It seems that, in fact, most of the oil seeds cause a significant improvement to the blood lipid profile of those who, alas, suffer from dyslipidemia. Obviously, even in the case of almonds, the beneficial is maximized by replacing the saturated fats in the diet with the beneficial ones of the dried fruit, perhaps being careful not to create an excess of energy and, even better, trying to reduce a possible overweight by means of a correct physical activity.

Almonds, to be honest, do not have exactly the same properties as walnuts; unlike the latter, they contain more monounsaturated fats (typical, for example, extra virgin olive oil), although as regards the biological value of proteins, fibers, certain minerals, certain antioxidants and the content of vitamin E (? -tocopherol) there are no major discrepancies.

As specified in the 2012 publication entitled " Health benefits of almonds beyond cholesterol reduction ", almonds have positive metabolic repercussions with regard to: cholesterol, oxidative stress, systemic inflammation, glucose homeostasis (hence diabetes mellitus type 2) etc; it also seems that the consumption of almonds, if well contextualized, positively affects the trend of body weight.

Appropriately included in the diet, almonds can become "a fundamental ingredient" in the reduction of cholesterol and moderation of cardiovascular risk, the latter especially in subjects suffering from: metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus.