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The Mediterranean Diet appears to be a healthier alternative to the Standard American Diet, but it seems that the nuts (including walnuts) and vegetables are the components of the diet associated with reduced cardiovascular risk. Fat is needed to maximize the absorption of certain important phytonutrients, and adding nuts to a fat-free salad may be better than using extra virgin olive oil. English walnuts may be among the best nuts for arterial health as well as for pancreatic and breast cancer prevention. Bodily inflammatory disease risk is dramatically lowered with just half a walnut or a little bit of peanut butter daily. Walnuts can counteract the drop in male fertility associated with saturated fat intake by improving sperm quality. Walnuts can help you to lose weight by burning fat and may even lower depression risk.

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Wakame Seaweed Salad May Lower Blood Pressure

Seaweed salad is put to the test for hypertension.

The Downside of Green Smoothies

Concerns about smoothies and oxalic acid, nitrate availability, dental erosion, and weight gain are addressed.

Liquid Calories: Do Smoothies Lead to Weight Gain?

If our body doesn’t register liquid calories as well, why are blended soups more satiating than the same ingredients eaten in solid form?

Olive Oil & Artery Function

Does extra virgin olive oil have the same adverse effect on arterial function as refined oils and animal fats?

Which Parts of the Mediterranean Diet Extended Life?

Of all the components of a healthy Mediterranean diet, which are associated with a longer lifespan?

PREDIMED: Does Eating Nuts Prevent Strokes?

A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of subsequent heart attacks. How does it compare with plant-based diet data?

The Mediterranean Diet or a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet?

A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of subsequent heart attacks. How does it compare with plant-based diet data?

The Role of Diet in Declining Sperm Counts

The ongoing global drop in male fertility may be associated with saturated fat intake and lack of sufficient fruits and vegetables.

Which Nut Fights Cancer Better?

Within hours the blood of those fed walnuts is able to suppress the growth of breast cancer cells in a petri dish. Which nut might work best, though—almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, peanuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, or walnuts?

Walnuts & Artery Function

Not eating walnuts may double our risk of dying from heart disease (compared to at least one serving a week)—perhaps because nuts appear to improve endothelial function, allowing our arteries to better relax normally.

Nuts May Help Prevent Death

Just a few small servings of nuts a week may increase our lifespan and lower cancer risk.

Tart Cherries for Insomnia

The melatonin content in certain plant foods such as almonds, raspberries, and goji berries may explain the improvement in sleep quality associated with tart cherry consumption.