Eating about a handful of macadamia nuts every day might help lower bad cholesterol and improve heart health in people with slightly high cholesterol.

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A macadamia nut-rich diet reduces total and LDL-cholesterol in mildly hypercholesterolemic men and women.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2008 Apr

The study found that eating about a handful of macadamia nuts every day lowered bad cholesterol in people with slightly high cholesterol, compared to a typical American diet.

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A macadamia nut-rich diet reduces total and LDL-cholesterol in mildly hypercholesterolemic men and women.

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DOI: 10.1093/JN/138.4.761

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