Walnuts protect against diabetes

Walnuts almost a quarter reduce the risk of Type II diabetes if they use two or three times a week. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

Harvard study of scientists, which was attended by more than 140 thousand women from the United States, has proven healing properties walnuts . Since ancient times they were considered very useful product for human health and the modern science considers them a source of "good" fat. And now scientists have found that regular consumption walnuts   reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes . This is a dangerous disease that in case of late initiation of treatment can lead to blindness, amputation and death.

So, if a woman eats 28 grams of walnuts at least twice a week, the risk of becoming a victim Type 2 diabetes   it has decreased by 24% as compared with the ladies who do not eat nuts. Although earlier scientists also detected anti-diabetic properties of walnuts, the experts from Harvard conducted the first large-scale study, which examined the effects of regular consumption of nuts. Although all the participants of this study were women, the researchers believe that the findings are valid for men.

Walnuts are rich in essential fatty acids that reduce inflammation in the body and protect against heart disease, cancer and arthritis. Last year, scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles have also shown that young people between the ages of 20 and 30 show greater fertility if eating walnuts every day. (READ MORE)

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