Heart Beat: Walnuts and arteries
If you want to make your arteries healthier, exercise can't be beat. Interested in something a little less energetic? You could try adding some walnuts to your diet.
This is just the latest in a string of studies showing that walnuts and other nuts should be thought of as an integral part of our diets, not as a guilty snack. Eating walnuts and other nuts has been linked with protection against heart disease, especially sudden cardiac arrest, while eating almonds has been shown to improve blood sugar levels.
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