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Walnuts protect against diabetes and heart disease

Regular use in your diet walnuts encouraging the activity of the circulatory system of people with overweight problems. These results showed a joint study conducted by researchers at Yale University in Derby, and research center at Griffinstown hospital (Connecticut).

Unique dry fruits walnut a long time are already the subject of attention of scientists all over the world. It is believed that these miraculous fruit can raise the level of good cholesterol, bringing at the same time from the human body of harmful cholesterol. These properties are nutty grains have a positive effect on cardiac function. Antioxidants, abundant in these fruits slow the aging process, preventing the cell damage. These fruits strengthen memory, prevent the formation of cancer tumors.

Now, however, obtained a new amazing data. Daily eating nuts stimulates the endothelium is a thin cellular layer, strengthens the blood vessels from the inside.

By itself, the endothelium is a layer of the thinnest flat cells covering the surface of blood vessels and heart muscle from the inside. The endothelium actively reproduces the substance necessary for normal blood clotting, normalize blood pressureand raise of tonus. In fact it is an endocrine organ that is vital to the work of the kidneys, the activity of the heart muscle and accelerate metabolism of the brain. Often the disorder is so important function of endothelium is usually accompanied by coronary artery disease, symptoms of diabetes or hypertension and smokers.

So, in the new study involved 46 volunteers ranging in age from 30 to 75 years who have noted problems with excess weight or metabolic disorders. For two months half the people in this group received in addition to their daily diet, 56 grams of nuts. Due to this, they have normal endothelial function. To the surprise of researchers as nutritious Supplement to the diet did not lead to weight gain of the subjects.

Eating 50 grams of walnuts per day for 8 weeks significantly improves the functioning of blood vessels.


According to one of the researchers who conductedexperiment, David Katz included in the daily diet such a hearty, nutritious product, which is walnut, brings a double success. A diet with less volume will be more nutritious, and the nut will displace harmful fatty foods.


Earlier it was obtained the following interesting data. Eating walnuts at least 2-3 times a week for one quarter reduces the risk of diabetes type 2.


For example, among women who ate 28 grams of walnuts twice a week, about 24% more of those who managed to avoid the risk of Contracting this terrible disease compared to women not having the desire to include this fruit in your permanent diet.


People who eat nuts at least once a week reduces the risk of diabetes by 13%, and 1-2 times a month - 4%.