Pecans can double the cholesterol lowering effectiveness of a traditional heart healthy diet as in a study published The Journal of Nutrition. An eight week study at Loma Linda University found that a 'pecan' diet (which consisted of replacing 20% of the calories from the American Heart Association's Step I diet foods with pecans) lowered total cholesterol by 11%. The Step I diet lowered total cholesterol by 5%. Also, the pecan diet increased the HDL "good" cholesterol whereas the Step I diet decreased HDL unfavorably. Triglycerides also were significantly lower with the pecan diet. Although the pecan diet contained more fat (39%) than the Step I diet (28%), participants did not gain weight!
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Pecans increase fiber and nutrient intake. Researchers at Texas A&M University found that a heart healthy diet containing pecans can help control specific biomarkers of heart disease risk as effectively as the AHA Step I diet. They also found that the pecan rich diet significantly increased participants levels of dietary fiber, thiamin, magnesium, copper manganese and actually changed copper and magnesium intakes from inadequate (on the AHA diet) to adequate (on the pecan diet). All of the participants had already been eating a relatively low-fat diet. For this study, they were placed on either the Step I diet or a higher fat pecan based diet. This information was presented at the American Heart Association Conference on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
Pecans raise Vitamin E levels and support prostate and intestinal health. Further analysis of the participants in the above study revealed that a pecan enriched diet significantly raised blood levels of gamma tocopherol compared to the Step I diet. This is due to the high amounts of naturally occurring gamma tocopherol (a unique form of vitamin E) in the pecans. Gamma tocopherol is an important antioxidant nutrient and studies have shown that it may benefit intestinal health and have a protective effect against prostate cancer. This research was published in the FASEB Journal.
NUTRITION, HEALTH and FUN FACTS
Pecans are a concentrated source of natural plant sterols. Researchers at the University of Georgia have determined that plant sterols are found naturally in pecans in concentrated amounts. 90% of those pecan sterols are in the form of beta-sitosterol, which has been cited as a food component that competes with the absorption of cholesterol in the body and thus has the ability to lower blood cholesterol levels.
Pecans Offer Good Nutrition
• 90% of the fats in pecans are unsaturated (about 60% monounsaturated/30% polyunsaturated)
• A serving of pecans (30g) provides about 25 percent more oleic acid than a serving of olive oil (one tablespoon)
• Pecans are cholesterol free
• Pecans are sodium free
• Pecans are fiber-rich
• Pecans are a valuable plant protein source
• Pecans have more than 19 vitamins & minerals
• They are an excellent source of gamma tocopherol, an important type of vitamin E
• They contain concentrated amounts of natural plant sterols, touted for their cholesterol-lowering ability
• Pecans contain a variety of phytochemicals
• Nuts are recommended by the American Heart Association and U.S. Dietary Guidelines as a desirable source of heart-healthy unsaturated fat.
• 90% of the fats in pecans are unsaturated (about 60% monounsaturated/30% polyunsaturated)
• A serving of pecans (30g) provides about 25 percent more oleic acid than a serving of olive oil (one tablespoon)
• Pecans are cholesterol free
• Pecans are sodium free
• Pecans are fiber-rich
• Pecans are a valuable plant protein source
• Pecans have more than 19 vitamins & minerals
• They are an excellent source of gamma tocopherol, an important type of vitamin E
• They contain concentrated amounts of natural plant sterols, touted for their cholesterol-lowering ability
• Pecans contain a variety of phytochemicals
• Nuts are recommended by the American Heart Association and U.S. Dietary Guidelines as a desirable source of heart-healthy unsaturated fat.
Adding pecans to your diet can lower "bad" cholesterol. A study at New Mexico State University has found that pecans offer something even more important than great taste and versatility, a positive impact on health. The research shows that adding pecans to a self-selected diet lowers LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels by 6% - total cholesterol levels were lower as well. This encouraging news about the positive impact of pecans on heart health was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. In this study, 19 men and women with normal blood lipid levels were divided into 2 groups, one of which served as the "control" group, and ate its regular diet for 8 weeks. Subjects in the "test" (pecan-eaters) group, however, supplemented their diets with 3/4 of a cup of pecans every day. Even though the test group ate more total fat, monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat each day than those who did not eat pecans, test subjects lowered their levels of bad and total cholesterol and did not gain weight.
The research shows that we don't have to be afraid of the fat in pecans, Pecans can be a part of a balanced and varied diet!
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