Re: Top nuts for lowering cholesterol

Yay!!!!!!!!!!  I just bought the 10-ton bag of pistachios at Costco today :)

outsor@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/acs-ssp120705.php


Sunflower seeds, pistachios among top nuts for lowering cholesterol
Researchers have known for some time that nuts and seeds are rich
sources of phytosterols, a class of plant chemicals that have been
shown to reduce cholesterol levels and improve heart health. In what
is believed to be the most comprehensive analysis to date of the
phytosterol content of nuts and seeds, chemists at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va.,
analyzed some 27 nut and seed products and found that pistachios and
sunflower kernels had the highest levels of phytosterols among the
nuts and seeds that are most commonly consumed as snack foods in the
United States. Their study appears in the Nov. 30 issue of the
American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food
Chemistry.

   Sesame seed and wheat germ actually ranked highest but are not
   consumed as frequently as individual foods, the researchers say.
   Brazil nuts and walnuts ranked the lowest in phytosterols, they say.
   The chemists caution that phytosterols are not the only food component
   involved in lowering cholesterol and that other compounds may also
   play a role. A well-balanced diet and frequent exercise are important
   keys to good health, they stress.

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