Do walnuts help your heart?
Effects of walnut consumption on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Walnut consumption did not increase body weight despite high caloric content.
Most people assume high-fat, high-calorie foods automatically lead to weight gain. Walnuts defy that logic—possibly due to increased satiety, metabolic effects, or incomplete calorie absorption.
Practical Takeaways
Replace a high-saturated-fat snack (like cheese or chips) with a handful (about 1.5 oz) of walnuts daily.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Walnut consumption did not increase body weight despite high caloric content.
Most people assume high-fat, high-calorie foods automatically lead to weight gain. Walnuts defy that logic—possibly due to increased satiety, metabolic effects, or incomplete calorie absorption.
Practical Takeaways
Replace a high-saturated-fat snack (like cheese or chips) with a handful (about 1.5 oz) of walnuts daily.
Publication
Journal
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Year
2009
Authors
Deirdre K Banel, F. Hu
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Eating walnuts instead of other fats won't make you gain weight, even though they're high in calories.
Even though walnuts have a lot of unsaturated fats, they also have enough antioxidants to protect your 'bad' cholesterol from damage.
Eating walnuts might help improve your cholesterol levels because they're packed with healthy fats.
Eating walnuts might help lower body-wide inflammation and make your blood vessels work better by relaxing more easily.
Swapping out bad fats like butter or fried food fats with healthy fats from walnuts can help your liver make less cholesterol and clear more 'bad' cholesterol from your blood.