Why Nuts Are Good Food

The more almonds people ate, the lower their levels of LDL cholesterol and the higher their levels of HDL were. Eating 37 grams of almonds a day lowered LDL cholesterol by 4.4 percent; eating 73 grams a day reduced it by 9.4 percent.
Healthy adults who consumed nuts specially peanuts and walnuts five or more time a week were 50% less likely to die of heart attack than those who hardly ever ate nuts.
Eating nuts has linked to reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes in women. Those who ate nuts at least five times a week cut their risk of Type 2 diabetes by nearly 30 percent. Women who regularly ate peanut butter lowered their risk by nearly 20 percent.
A form of vitamin E present in walnuts and pecans appears to slow the growth lung and prostate cancer cells.
People who frequently eat nuts are thinner than those who don’t.
Eating walnuts decreases hunger and cause people to eat less at meals.
Macadamia nuts and Brazil nuts have the highest fat and calorie content among nuts.