Magical way of snacking to reverse heart attack and stroke

Research from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health (Harvard University, USA) has just been published in the scientific journal Circulation Research, showing that a few handfuls of snack nuts are enough to create a miraculous effect on the heart. In our country, even the group of people at high risk of heart attack and stroke are diabetics.

With just 5 small servings of nuts per week, the risk of heart disease and fatal events such as heart attack and stroke is significantly reduced, including in high-risk groups such as diabetics – photo illustration from internet.

Specifically, just eating about 5 servings of nuts per week, about 28g each, reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular complications in people with diabetes by 17% and the risk of premature death from dangerous cardiovascular events. such as myocardial infarction, stroke, etc.) decreased by 34%.

This effect occurs in people without diabetes: for every 28g added to your snack list each week, you reduce your risk of heart disease by 3% and your risk of death by 3%. early due to complications.

Regular consumption of nuts also helps prevent some other dangerous cardiovascular problems such as coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis … by 20%. These are also potentially fatal diseases such as heart attacks and strokes.

The nuts that are said to have the best effects include cashews, pistachios, pine nuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts …

Dr. Gang Liu, a nutritional scientist at the Harvard THChan School of Public Health and lead author of the study, said the findings provide a useful nutritional recommendation to aid in the treatment of diabetes. reduce the risk of complications. At the same time, this is a useful diet for even people without diseases that you can easily apply, suitable for all ages.

According to research, nuts increase your body’s ability to control blood sugar thanks to nutrients like unsaturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamin E, folate. They also contain many other minerals needed by the body such as calcium, potassium and magnesium.

To come to these conclusions, the research team examined the diets of 16,217 volunteers, all with diabetes. During the study, 3,336 people developed cardiovascular disease.