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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

NUTS cut risk factor for HEART DISEASE


Spanish researchers found that adding nuts worked better than boosting the olive oil in a typical Mediterranean diet. Nuts help people fell full while also increasing the body's ability to burn fat. Nuts are rich in anti-inflamamatory substances such as fiber, and anti-oxidants - Vit E. They are high in unsaturated fat, a healthier fat known to lower blood triglycerides and increase good cholesterol.

BE aware, metabolic syndrome was defined as having three or more of the following conditions: abdoninal obesity, high triglycerides, low levels of good cholesterol (HDL) high blood sugar and high blood pressure.

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