Do walnuts help blood vessels work better?
Effects of walnuts consumption on vascular endothelial function in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
The benefit of walnuts on blood vessel function was not influenced by how much was eaten or for how long.
Most nutritional effects are dose-dependent — more intake usually means more effect. The fact that this wasn’t seen here is unexpected and suggests a threshold effect.
Practical Takeaways
Add a handful of walnuts to your daily diet to support blood vessel health.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
The benefit of walnuts on blood vessel function was not influenced by how much was eaten or for how long.
Most nutritional effects are dose-dependent — more intake usually means more effect. The fact that this wasn’t seen here is unexpected and suggests a threshold effect.
Practical Takeaways
Add a handful of walnuts to your daily diet to support blood vessel health.
Publication
Journal
Clinical nutrition ESPEN
Year
2018
Authors
M. Mohammadi-Sartang, N. Bellissimo, Julia O. Totosy de Zepetnek, Hadi Bazyar, M. Mahmoodi, Z. Mazloom
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Claims (4)
Eating walnuts helps your blood vessels work better by improving blood flow, and this benefit happens even if your cholesterol doesn't change.
Eating walnuts might help your blood vessels work better, which could lower your risk of heart disease down the line.
Eating walnuts helps blood vessels work better, and this benefit holds up even when researchers check if just one study is skewing the results.
Eating walnuts helps blood vessels work better, and this benefit shows up no matter how many walnuts you eat, how long you eat them, or how healthy your blood vessels were to start with.