Walnuts and Fish Prevent Against Heart Disease in Different Ways

[Ilsa]

Walnuts and Fish Prevent Against Heart Disease in Different Ways, According to Newly Published Loma Linda University Research

Loma Linda, Calif. (April 13, 2009) - Loma Linda University research just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compares the effects of walnuts and fatty fish in the fight against heart disease, demonstrating that in healthy individuals, walnuts lower cholesterol more than fish, while fatty fish lower triglycerides. Both can reduce the overall risk of coronary heart disease.

"The practical significance of the study is that eating an easy-to-incorporate amount of walnuts and fatty fish can cause meaningful decreases in blood cholesterol and triglycerides even in healthy individuals," says lead author Sujatha Rajaram, PhD, associate professor in the department of nutrition at Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

Following the qualified health claim issued by the Food and Drug Administration, researchers found that incorporating approximately 1.5 ounces of walnuts (42 grams, a handful of whole nuts or about three tablespoons of chopped nuts) into the daily diet lowered serum total cholesterol by 5.4 percent and LDL (bad) cholesterol by 9.3 percent compared to a control diet based on USDA recommendations.

Using American Heart Association guidelines, the researchers also found that a diet including two servings of fatty fish per week (roughly four ounces each as recommended by the AHA for individuals without heart disease) decreased triglyceride levels by 11.4 percent. Additionally, it increased HDL (good) cholesterol by 4 percent, but also slightly increased LDL (bad) cholesterol compared to the control diet. The fish used in this study was salmon.

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[tabatha]

1. Yes, and flaxseeds are not useful unless the body

has the correct enzymes to convert into useful fatty acids.

[AndreaCG]

2. Does that go for flaxseed oil too?

Flaxseed oil, to my knowledge, is the vegetarian alternative to fish oil. Where did you hear what you stated?

[tabatha]

7. I am reading a book called the Rosedale Diet..

He states that flaxseed oil does not contain EPA or DHA. It contains alpha-linolenic acid, which under ideal circumstances can be converted to EPA and DHA in the body. Many people do not have the enzymes needed for the conversion.

I was going to google more about this having read it only last night.

[shraby]

3. One problem with fatty fish is that mercury and

pcb's concentrate in the fatty parts of a fish.

[supernova]

4. That's why they only want you to eat it

one or two times a week. And preggers women shouldn't at all.

Sadly dumb that something so helpful to us we have spoiled. :-(

[shraby]

6. When we catch salmon or lake fish

here in Lake Michigan, we trim the fat along the backs and the belly in order to eat it. I think I'll pass on the fish oil.

[wuvuj]

9. Fish to eat....

http://community.oceana.org/node/1013


Click the link for a pdf....

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. So what you need is a good recipe for salmon with walnut sauce. nt

[Ilsa]

8. Here you go! Walnut Stuffed Salmon:

http://www.walnuts.org/dyn.php/site/recipes/recipes_detail/53/Walnut%20Stuffed%20Salmon.html?page=4&course=4&sid=108c3b45b01d86a2635f42ecacd93a9d

Steamed Salmon Dinner with Walnut Vinaigrette: http://www.walnuts.org/dyn.php/site/recipes/recipes_detail/306/Steamed%20Salmon%20Dinner%20with%20Walnut%20Vinaigrette.html?page=16&course=4&sid=b70bc8bf9713b6842f5b876dd3282a5e

Here's one with tuna and walnuts: http://www.walnuts.org/dyn.php/site/recipes/recipes_detail/36/Tuna%20%26%20Walnut%20Pasta%20Salad.html?page=2&course=4&sid=de21f861255fb0bccff12466a2c06507

Sea Bass with Walnut Puree & Pea Sprout Salad: http://www.walnuts.org/dyn.php/site/recipes/recipes_detail/271/Sea%20Bass%20with%20Walnut%20Puree%20%26%20Pea%20Sprout%20Salad%20.html?page=13&course=4&sid=3e9f65855c6c63f18ee0378f5998d602