Daily nuts may help boost health (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Adding nuts to a healthy diet may help release people from a dangerous combination of health problems.

Up to 25% of people in the UK are thought to have "metabolic syndrome", which includes obesity and high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.

A Mediterranean diet of vegetables, fruit and fish plus daily nuts boosted health in more than one in eight at-risk volunteers, a Spanish study found.

The research was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal.

The healthy properties of certain kinds of nuts, eaten in moderation, has been noted before.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7767753.stm

[donco6]

1. The nuts *I* deal with just raise my blood pressure.

Oh . . you mean like NUTS.

Never mind.

[ananda]

2. Go nuts!

Every day I eat almonds, walnuts, and either pecans
or macadamia... with a bit of dark chocolate sweetened
with beet juice... and a couple of wheat free, fruit
juice sweetened cookies made with rice flour.

Sue

[tabatha]

3. Almond flour is a good substitute for wheat flour.

[AllieB]

9. I'm celiac and use almond flour and flaxmeal for baking.

I also use ground nuts like pecans.

[grasswire]

7. where do you get chocolate made with beet juice?

Do tell.

[tridim]

4. I eat a handful of almonds for breakfast every day.

And for an occasional treat I eat them with caramels. IMO it's the best taste combination on Earth.

I buy large bags at Costco (very cheap) and roast them in batches for 8 minutes at 350.

[grasswire]

8. I often do, too

Raw almonds and a glass of skim milk. It's a good meal for a diabetic to start the day.

[villager]

5. Encountering Republicans every day is healthy?

:shrug:

[AnnieBW]

6. That's why I read DU

to get my daily requirement of nuts! :D

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

10. I knew masturbating was good for you.

[old mark]

11. And good exercise, too. nt

[Crunchy Frog]

13. I guess if you include your nuts, then it's REALLY healthy.

:spank:

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Just from exposing myself to DU

I should probably live forever.