Cholesterol-Lower It With Nuts

By Bryon Zirker

A low cholesterol level is very important for good heart health.
You have to types of cholesterol LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol.
The last few decades have been tough on nuts. Nuts are high in fat. Fat does not make you fat. High carbohydrate foods, high sugar foods, and foods high on the glycemic index make you fat. Also eating healthy fats does not contribute to heart disease. Consuming nuts which contain healthy fats can reduce the risk of heart disease.

Certain nuts have a positive lowering affect on cholesterol.

As shown by a recent look at studies completed in South Africa, eating 1.5 ounces of nuts per day for four weeks resulted in the following reductions in LDL cholesterol:

Peanuts: 6.4 percent
Walnuts: 7.5 percent
Almonds: 7.8 percent
Pecans: 13.4 percent

Nuts take time to digest. A good hunger helper, they satisfy you longer.
Snack on a few cups per day as a good part of your healthy eating plan.