Showing posts with label Walnuts are the Right Snack for Diabetes. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 2, 2018

Walnuts are the Right Snack for Diabetes

Walnuts or known with walnuts are not as familiar as Indonesian snacks. Though this type of nuts have good fats and contain many benefits to the body, including people with diabetes.

The fruit from the walnut tree grows in hard shells, when the seeds are opened, the seeds are usually seen, usually the beans are divided into two. Walnuts are more often eaten raw or roasted, depending on the taste of people.

Like all nuts, these wrinkled peanuts like human brains contain monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated (PUFAs). This species is also a good source of essential omega-3 fatty acids. With the addition of iron, selenium, calcium, zinc, vitamin E and B vitamins, which help the body maintain optimal nutritional levels.

The Yale University School of Medicine Care explores the effects of walnut consumption on blood vessels for type 2 diabetics. The results obtained show that consumption of walnuts can improve the function of blood vessel lining.

"Patients followed the diet with or without 56 grams of walnuts for eight weeks, and the scientists found that the canary group had improved in vascular lining function compared to the non-walnut nut group," the report said, quoted by Indian Express on Wednesday / 8).