Eating Walnuts Daily Reduces Heart Disease Risk And Lowers Cholesterol

Adding half-a-cup of to your daily diet can lower your by around 8.5 per cent and reduce the risk of heart disease, a study has found.
Researchers from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona recruited 628 adults and put half of them on a diet which included daily walnut consumption.
After two years, the team found the walnut eaters also had modest reductions in their so-called low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.
High levels of LDL — sometimes dubbed the 'bad cholesterol' — is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Study participants who ate walnuts daily saw a reduction in both the total number of LDL particles in their blood and, in particular, the number of small LDL particles.
According to the American Heart Association, walnuts are high in omega 3 fatty acids — the heart-healthy fat famously found in oily fish.
Adding half-a-cup of walnuts (pictured) to your daily diet can lower your cholesterol levels by around 8.5 per cent and reduce the risk of heart disease, pinfaves.com a study has found