date:May 22, 2013
rofessor of nutrition, Penn State. But, until now, we did not know what component of the walnut was providing this benefit. Now we understand additional ways in which whole walnuts and their oil components can improve heart health.
In a randomized-controlled trial, the researchers at Penn State, Tufts University and University of Pennsylvania gave 15 participants with elevated blood cholesterol one of four treatmentseither 85 grams of whole walnuts, 6 grams of skin, 34 grams of defatted nutmeat