Eating macadamia nuts every day might slightly improve blood clotting balance in men with high cholesterol, but the evidence isn't strong enough to be sure.

If men with high cholesterol eat a small handful of macadamia nuts every day for a month, it might help reduce harmful stress in their bodies that can lead to heart disease.

Eating macadamia nuts every day for two months might slightly lower bad cholesterol in people who are overweight or obese — but the change is pretty small and might not make a big difference.

Eating a small handful of macadamia nuts every day for a month might help lower inflammation in men with high cholesterol, which could mean a lower risk of heart disease.

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

Eating macadamia nuts might slightly lower bad cholesterol in overweight adults, even if they don’t cut back on saturated fat — kind of like other nuts do.