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Walnuts And Coronary Heart Disease
"Compared to most other nuts, which contain monounsaturated 'fats,]
walnuts are unique because they are rich in n-6 'common vegetable oils]
and n-3 'fats, as in fish oils.] Walnuts contain multiple
health-beneficial components, such as 'favorable protein ratios,] and
high levels of arginine 'protein,] folate, fiber, tannins, and
polyphenols. Though walnuts are energy rich, clinical dietary
intervention studies show that walnut consumption does not cause a net
gain in body weight when eaten as a replacement food.
"Five....human
clinical walnut intervention trials....consistently demonstrated walnuts
as part of a heart-healthy diet, lower blood cholesterol levels."
....Dr. E. B. Feldman, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA, in
The Journal of Nutrition, vol.132, 2002.
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