The Consumption of Walnuts Shrink Prostate Tumors
Maybe the bars should consider changing their snacks and offer its visitors nuts instead of peanuts, because according to one study, these nuts have great health benefits for men. The great news is that eating nuts is not only good for the heart, but also to fight prostate cancer.
Researchers at the University of California-Davis, U.S., conducted a study in mice, to test the effects that the nuts were on their health. It is shown that after the nuts are beneficial for heart disease and that reduced levels of endothelin, a substance that increases blood vessel inflammation, pointing to the hypothesis that walnuts could also benefit other patients.
The Endothelin is a substance that also occurs in large doses in patients with prostate cancer. Therefore, invetigadores fed one group of mice genetically programmed to suffer this evil, and found that their tumors were 50% smaller and grew 30% slower than tumors in animals were not fed with walnuts.
Nutrition is one of the factors that affect the appearance of prostate cancer, and foods like nuts, olive oil and oily fish can contribute to the prevention of evil.
Properties nuts:
Its polyunsaturated vegetable oils can reduce up to 50% the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Because of its serotonin content, help to prevent hunger, so they are a good choice for your daily snacks. In addition, they give you lots of energy.
They are good source of vitamin E and have antioxidant properties.
With the zinc from nuts, you can maintain healthy skin and hair (and avoid problems of seborrhoea and balding).
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