Properties of pistachio for heart health

A study on pistachios published in the Iranian Pistachio American Joual of Clinical Nutrition confirms pistachios as a cholesterol-lowering food. The researchers looked at 28 adults whose levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) were higher than allowed and no other disease was reported. The diets tested included a low-fat diet without pistachios, a healthy diet with one serving of pistachios, and a healthy diet with two servings of pistachios per day. Bad cholesterol (LDL) levels were lower in everyone who ate pistachios. In the context of a heart-healthy diet, this study showed that adding one serving of pistachios per day, containing 10% of total daily calories, reduced bad cholesterol (LDL) by 9%; While consuming more of these nuts (two servings per day) reduced bad cholesterol (LDL) by 12%. High LDL levels are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease; So by lowering your bad cholesterol levels you can reduce the risk of causing serious problems. Pistachios also contain antioxidants that are great for heart health.