{"id":3893,"date":"2023-05-18T17:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T10:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/are-pecans-good-for-you-5-top-health-benefits\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T10:27:27","slug":"are-pecans-good-for-you-5-top-health-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=3893","title":{"rendered":"Are Pecans Good For You? 5 Top Health Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/9x924do3zlhrwiyqg.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pecans are widely recognized as a heart-healthy nut for their ability to lower cholesterol and inflammation.<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 study in the <em>Journal of Nutrition\u00a0<\/em>found that, for adults at risk of heart disease, eating pecans daily for about two months <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34383903\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34383903\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">lowered harmful cholesterol<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"2\">2<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPecans are brimming with heart-healthy unsaturated fats that help lower cholesterol and maintain flexible blood vessels,\u201d explains <a href=\"https:\/\/maggiemoon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/maggiemoon.com\/\">Maggie Moon, MS, RD<\/a>, nutrition consultant and best-selling author of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IjWtbZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3IjWtbZ\"><em>The MIND Diet<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>Moon also points out that the nuts are high in cholesterol-clearing fiber at nearly 3 grams per ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Stocking up on the flavorful nuts also means ramping up your intake of antioxidants. (Pecans are the <a href=\"https:\/\/ilovepecans.org\/usda-pecans-still-1-for-antioxidants-among-all-nuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/ilovepecans.org\/usda-pecans-still-1-for-antioxidants-among-all-nuts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">most antioxidant-rich tree nut<\/a>!) This may in turn help your heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntioxidants help squelch the free radicals produced in cells during normal metabolism but also as a result of poor diet, stress, pollution, or even intensive physical training,\u201d says performance nutritionist <a href=\"https:\/\/desireerd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/desireerd.com\/\">Desiree Nielsen, RD<\/a>, author of<em>\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/desireerd.com\/books\/eat-more-plants-cookbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/desireerd.com\/books\/eat-more-plants-cookbook\/\"><em>Eat More Plants<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\u201cEating antioxidant-rich whole plant foods, as opposed to taking antioxidant supplements, is associated with decreased risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Research bears this out: a 2021 study\u00a0found that eating pecans every day <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34428717\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34428717\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">counteracted the oxidative stress<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"3\">3<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> of a high-fat meal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pecans are widely recognized as a heart-healthy nut for their ability to lower cholesterol and inflammation. A 2021 study in the Journal of Nutrition\u00a0found that, for adults at risk of heart disease, eating pecans daily for about two months lowered harmful cholesterol2. \u201cPecans are brimming with heart-healthy unsaturated fats that help lower cholesterol and maintain &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,76],"class_list":["post-3893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-plants","tag-protein"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}