Eating nuts and seeds daily could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 43%: Research

Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their relationship with the heart diseases has been the active area of research since the 1950s. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have just found out that eating nuts and seeds regularly could reduce the risk of premature death due to heart failure. Linoleic acid, which is a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid is found in almonds, pumpkins seeds and vegetable oil.

Linoleic acid reduces the risk of coronary heart diseases by reducing the total and LDL cholesterol levels in the blood. Researchers tracked 2,500 men for a period of 22 years, monitoring their overall health particularly fatty acid levels in the blood. They came to a conclusion that people who consume more Linoleic acid through seeds and almonds are 43% less likely to develop coronary heart diseases.

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Supplementing with Linoleic acid is found to reduce body weight, BMI, total fat mass, and also the fat percentage. It also stops the arteries from the buildup of fat, which leads to hypertension and strokes.

Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the scientists also pointed out that the omega-6-fatty acid also increases the levels of inflammatory compounds in the blood like the Arachidonic acid (AA) and succeeding production of pro-inflammatory lipid mediators.