Raw nuts save you from serious ailments.
People watching their weight, fear are nuts: they are high in fat and, consequently, calories.
However, studies have shown that vegetable oils without heat treatment brings more health benefit than harm figure. Fats contained in nuts, for example, prevent development of many serious ailments, including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
A study conducted at the University of Maastricht, has shown that a daily intake of 8 – 10 g of raw nuts decreased the risk of developing type II diabetes by one third of tumours – 39%, and of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by 45%. Prolonged study at Harvard University (USA) proved that for 30 years, those who often ate nuts, the risk of death from chronic disease was lower by 20% than those who did not eat them.
Based on these data, scientists concluded that nuts – or rather, fats, vitamins and microelements, contained in them, prolong life by decreasing the likelihood of development of chronic diseases.
