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Eating lots of macadamia nuts might help improve your cholesterol levels and lower your risk of heart problems if you have 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 tested eating macadamia nuts every day and found it lowered bad cholesterol and improved cholesterol ratios, just like the claim says.

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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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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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Eating a lot of macadamia nuts doesn’t really change your blood triglyceride levels — so if it helps your cholesterol, it’s probably not because it’s fixing your whole fat profile.

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Eating macadamia nuts doesn't really lower your bad cholesterol much, but walnuts do make a noticeable difference.

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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.

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Eating macadamia nuts might help lower cholesterol more in people who are overweight but not obese, especially if they have less body fat, compared to those with more body fat or obesity.

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