We’ve disspelled myths about nuts here: ( Are nuts fattening? ) and talked about how they can help you meet your fiber needs here: ( Fill up on fiber ). Now new research shows eating a handful of nuts every day for a year - along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish - may help reverse several risk factors for heart disease. The study - in the Archives of Internal Medicine - finds nut eaters didn’t lose weight, on average, but more of them were able to reduce belly fat and improve their cholesterol and blood pressure.
We’ve disspelled myths about nuts here: ( Are nuts fattening? ) and talked about how they can help you meet your fiber needs here: ( Fill up on fiber ). Now new research shows eating a handful of nuts every day for a year - along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish - may help reverse several risk factors for heart disease. The study - in the Archives of Internal Medicine - finds nut eaters didn’t lose weight, on average, but more of them were able to reduce belly fat and improve their cholesterol and blood pressure.