Sometimes the simplest foods are best for your health, and this is certainly the case for nuts, in which Mother Nature has crafted a nearly perfect package of protein, healthy fats, fiber, plant sterols, antioxidants, and many vitamins and minerals.
Eating about seven shelled walnuts a day, for example may be all it takes to take advantage of their beneficial properties. One-quarter cup of walnuts, for instance, provides more than 100 percent of the daily recommended value of plant-based omega-3 fats, along with high amounts of copper, manganese, molybdenum, and biotin.
Walnuts also contain the plantbased omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is antiinflammatory and may prevent anything from the formation of pathological blood clots to multiple cardiac risk factors.
