Eat nut and eat fat, Fatty McFatterton.
Today, it is no revelation that they are retracting those statements, for nuts are actually filled with healthy fats...and can even help you to lose those f**kin' love handles! Add to that an alright dosage of protein and you have yourself a very convenient salvation to the 4 o'clock munchies. However, while most nuts do contain the healthy monounsaturated fats, just one of the species contains the oh-so essential omega-3 fat, alpha-linolenic acid...
...and it's NOT the almond.
Say hello to your new snack-tastic buddy, the walnut.
Compared to the almond, which contains only a trace of alpha-blah-blah-blah, walnuts are bursting with 3 grams/ounce (approximately 14 halves) of the stuff!
A recent study by researchers at the University of Newcastle showed that omega-3 fatty acids are important for keeping body fat away. A group of 124 men and women were placed into 3 categories, based on their BMI (body mass index): healthy weight, overweight and obese. After a 10 hour fast, blood samples were taken and measured for concentration levels of omega-3.
The report concluded that the overweight and obese subjects had significantly lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood when compared to the healthy-weight subjects. Accordingly, the lower the scores in omega-3 levels correlated to higher BMI's, waist sizes and hip circumferences.
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