Eating whole walnuts daily may help lower blood pressure in people at the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.
The research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, examined the effects of replacing some of the saturated fats in participants’ diets with walnuts.
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in the US found that when participants ate whole walnuts daily in combination with lower overall amounts of saturated fat, they had lower central blood pressure.
According to the researchers, central pressure is the pressure that is exerted on organs like the heart.
This measure, like blood pressure measured in the arm the traditional way, provides information about a person’s risk of developing CVD.
