Study finds tree nut consumption may lower risk of cardiovascular disease

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/es-sft111815.php

Public Release: 19-Nov-2015
Study finds tree nut consumption may lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Study supports growing body of research on walnuts' potential beneficial rolein preventing cardiovascular disease
Edelman Seattle

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming tree nuts, such as walnuts, may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.1 After conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of 61 controlled trials, one of the authors, Michael Falk, PhD, Life Sciences Research Organization, found that consuming tree nuts lowers total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol, and ApoB, the primary protein found in LDL cholesterol. These are key factors that are used to evaluate a person's risk of cardiovascular disease. Walnuts were investigated in 21 of the 61 trials, more than any other nut reviewed in this study.

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