Scientists from the US have concluded that these nuts are excellent prevention of cancer and the best protection against heart disease and blood vessels - the content of the relevant vitamins and substances in pistachios higher than other nuts.
Just a handful of pistachios a day provides protection against cardiovascular disease by significantly reducing the level of bad cholesterol in the blood, came to the conclusion, researchers from the Center for Integrated Biological Sciences, University of Penn State. During the experiment, participants who adhered to the diet with moderate fat diet, it became clear that the pistachio (after four weeks of use) lower bad cholesterol by 11, 6%, and in addition, stimulates the activity of production in the body of antioxidants - substances, struggling with a variety of inflammatory processes .
The beneficial effects of pistachios on the heart and blood vessels confirmed, in turn, experts from the Human Nutrition Research Center Beltsville. According to scientists, about 90% of the fat in pistachios - it useful unsaturated fats, which reduce cholesterol levels as effectively. Pistachio contain very valuable for the human organism active compounds, which usually abound in vegetables and fruit, while nuts lagging in its content of such microelements. Recent studies have shown that the concentration of phytosterols (slow down the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, suppress cancer cells), lutein / carotenoid (important in the physiology of a pigment), and the vitamins A and E in pistachios - more than any other nuts. They also contains copper, potassium, thiamine, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6 and phosphorus.
Incidentally, the daily intake of vitamin A, which are full of pistachios, reduces the risk of skin cancer - melanoma. Other pistachios undoubted advantages include the fact that they have a bracing, tonic and restorative effect; reduce heart rate and predispose to heart disease; a beneficial effect on the brain, the liver. Helping these nuts during strenuous exercise and after a serious illness. And useful for people suffering from hypertension, chronic anemia, tuberculosis, thrombophlebitis.
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