The pecans have it! Vitamin E that is, says researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA). In fact, no matter the variety or the region of the U.S. where the pecans are grown, the vitamin E content of pecans remains abundant and constant, notes the study published in the most recent issue of the highly[...]
Nuts Like Pecans Also May Be Linked with Lesser Risk of Diabetes When it comes to eating what is healthy for them, nut-consuming physicians seem to be in the know, according to new Harvard research. Published in the June 24 issue of the prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine (a publication of the American Medical Association), the study[...]
Hundreds of Entries Show There Is More to Pecans than “Meets the Pie” If you can imagine it, pecans belong in it, at least as far as recipes are concerned. It seems that pecans are not just for desserts anymore, or the holidays, for that matter! In fact, pecans can be used to enhance the[...]
Pecans may help consumers lose weight, according to new research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Harvard School of Public Health. The research, published in the October 5 issue of the International Journal of Obesity, found that people following a moderate-fat weight loss diet that contained unsaturated fats (including pecans and other varieties[...]
New Research Finds that Adding Just a Handful of Pecans to a Traditional Low-Fat Diet Can Dramatically Lower LDL Cholesterol – Similar to Cholesterol-Lowering Medication If you think eating a heart-healthy diet means you have to restrict yourself to bland, flavorless foods, think again. Delicious, satisfying foods like pecans may be just what the doctor[...]
