almonds? Welcome to our daily menu. They are a valid ally for our vascular system. Thus, a small snack can become a pleasant one “therapy”. It can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by around 30%. As the Attis study reveals, divided between twenty research centers and published in the American Journal of clinical nutrition last May.
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To consume almonds, daily basis but in small doses, it improved endothelial function, which is a key indicator of vessel health and reduced “bad” LDL cholesterol. The study was conducted in the form of a six-week randomized control in which participants (with an above-average risk of cardiovascular disease) consumed almonds or a control snack of equal calories, equivalent to 20% of the estimated daily energy requirement for each participant. The team then compared the results between the two groups. It emerged that the so-called “almond group”compared to the control group, he had seen endothelial vasodilation. A unitary increase of 4%. The arteries can thus dilate more easily in response to the increase in blood flow without offering resistance. Also, as mentioned, Ldl cholesterol levels have decreased in “almond group” than the control one.
«This study shows that eating almonds instead of the typical snacks that many of us consume, chips, biscuits and pastries, is beneficial for the health of our heart, reducing LDL cholesterol levels and improving the health of our arteries. We therefore foresee that replacing the most common snacks with almonds would lead to a thirty percent reduction in cardiovascular risk in the long term.»He explains Wendy Hall, PhD, principal co-researcher and Reader in Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London. This study scarcely follows the publication of a research by Tufts University that observed in almond consumers a reduction of cardiovascular risk factors: LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, body weight. The ideal dose to help the heart? About 42.5 grams of almonds per day, between 15 and 20.
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