Jodee
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
he he nuts I may be 😉 ... I was getting tired of just eating walnuts so yesterday I purchased a variety of nuts in smaller packets, walnuts, pistachio kernels, cashews and pine nuts. This lead me to investigating the nutrients in each nut.
From Nutrition Australia site on Nuts and Health
http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/n...d-questions/general-nutrition/nuts-and-health
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Each nut variety contains its own unique combination of nutrients and is generally rich in a few nutrients such as:
Reading the downloaded book mentioned in (another post) this morning, reminded me Nuts contain Omega 3 important as anti inflammatory for the body. Food type containing the 3 Essential Fatty acids ( ALA, DHA and EPA) are mentioned in the link below - these provide good nutrients for the body and incorporating them in our diet if we don't already consume enough.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323144.php
More on Omega 3 here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/201...ent-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes-90689366.html
Grateful for any more helpful information that people can provide 🙂
From Nutrition Australia site on Nuts and Health
http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/n...d-questions/general-nutrition/nuts-and-health
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Each nut variety contains its own unique combination of nutrients and is generally rich in a few nutrients such as:
- Almonds: protein, calcium and vitamin E
- Brazil nuts: fibre and selenium: just two brazil nuts a day provides 100% RDI for selenium for an adult
- Cashews: non haem (plant based) iron and a low GI rating
- Chestnuts: low GI, fibre and vitamin C (although much vitamin C is lost during cooking)
- Hazelnuts: fibre, potassium, folate, vitamin E
- Macadamias: highest in monounsaturated fats, thiamin and manganese
- Pecans: fibre and antioxidants
- Pine nuts: vitamin E and the arginine amino acid
- Pistachios: protein, potassium, plant sterols and the antioxidant resveratrol
- Walnuts: alpha linoleic acid: plant omega 3 and antioxidants
Reading the downloaded book mentioned in (another post) this morning, reminded me Nuts contain Omega 3 important as anti inflammatory for the body. Food type containing the 3 Essential Fatty acids ( ALA, DHA and EPA) are mentioned in the link below - these provide good nutrients for the body and incorporating them in our diet if we don't already consume enough.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323144.php
More on Omega 3 here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/201...ent-obesity-and-type-2-diabetes-90689366.html
Grateful for any more helpful information that people can provide 🙂