HEALTH BENEFITS OF WALNUT

Walnuts may not come in attractive packs or boast of great flavor; however, they are packed with many nutritional and medical benefits.

According to the experts, one only needs eat an ounce of walnuts a day,

which is about seven shelled walnuts, for one to take advantage of all the cardiovascular benefits in this nut.

Chief dietitian and nutritionist, Dr. Agnes Uduoma, says a major medicinal and nutritional advantage that walnut has over other nuts and many foods is its good cholesterol and omega acid content, which, she adds, helps reduce one’s risk of heart and cardiovascular diseases.

This property, she notes, makes walnut a widely recommended snack or food for those who are obese or overweight and those that have already been diagnosed with heart diseases.

Benefits of Walnut include:

• Prevent inflammation of the blood vessels in the heart.
• Prevent the formation of blood clots.
• Help reduce the risk of prostate cancer and breast cancer.
• Prevent ageing, chemically-induced liver damage, kidney failure and heart diseases and many forms of cancer.
• Boost fertility and also enhance libido.
• Regulate growth and development, sperm generation and production.

Walnuts belong to the tree nut family, along with cashews, almond, groundnut, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, and pistachios. According to a new research, of all the fruits in the nut family, this ever-ready snack has the most medicinal benefits to the body.