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Doctors advised eating nuts every day.
Regular consumption of macadamia nuts and cashews helps lower cholesterol levels. Nuts can also improve skin condition and help you lose weight, endocrinologists said, Ukr.Media reports.
One study found that participants who ate 15 to 18 macadamia nuts a day had lower cholesterol levels, including LDL ("bad" cholesterol), than those who ate no macadamia nuts. There is evidence that regular consumption of cashews helps lower cholesterol and LDL levels, the researchers said.
Also, one study showed that adding cashews to the diet helped people lose more fat and gain more muscle mass compared to the same diet without cashews.
Another study found that two servings of almonds reduced fatigue after exercise and increased leg strength. And daily almond consumption reduced the severity of wrinkles and skin pigmentation (uneven skin tone) in postmenopausal women, the doctors noted.
In addition, scientists have found that snacking on nuts helps prevent overeating and weight gain, helps control blood sugar levels, improves heart and brain function, and reduces the risk of many chronic diseases. The Mediterranean diet, which is considered the most beneficial, includes daily consumption of nuts. This helps reduce the intake of harmful animal fats.
Fats are a necessary part of our diet, but an excess of animal fat (fatty meats, butter, eggs in large quantities) can increase the risk of problems with the heart and blood vessels. Nuts are rich in vegetable unsaturated fatty acids, i.e. healthy fats. You should eat 30 mg of nuts per day without any additives (jam, honey, etc.). You can also add them to salads or make a crust for meat and fish from nuts.
