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Ever since the New England Journal of Medicine released new, positive findings on the Mediterranean diet this week, California's walnut and olive oil processors have been fielding calls.
Walnuts are packed with tryptophan, an amino acid your body needs to create the feel-great chemical serotonin.
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Name the affliction—heart disease, Alzheimer's, arthritis, depression, asthma—and omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent it. Or not.
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Copyright 2012 California Walnut Commission
Supportive but not conclusive research shows that eating 1.5 ounces of walnuts per day, as part of a low saturated fat and low cholesterol diet, and not resulting in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, March 2004.
One ounce of walnuts provides 18g of total fat, 2.5g of monounsaturated fat, 13g of polyunsaturated fat, including 2.5g of alpha–linolenic acid — the plant-based omega–3.
