Celebrate National Pecan Month while helping to improve your health! A new study conducted by Penn State University and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that the simple act of daily snacking on pecans supports cholesterol levels—a key factor in cardiovascular health—and enhance overall diet quality in adults at increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases.
A new study funded by the American Pecan Promotion Board gets down to the heart of it!
- Women’s Health: Want To Lower Cholesterol Without Meds? Eating This Nut Might Be The Answer, Per A New Study
- Parade: Swapping Your Daily Snack for This Can Boost Heart Health By 17%
- Newsweek: Replace Snacks With These Nuts, Say Scientists
- BBC Science Focus: This simple snacking habit could improve your cholesterol levels: new study
- New York Post: Just 2 ounces of this buttery snack could help lower cholesterol, reduce heart disease risk
- Prevention: Scientists Find Eating This Nut Might Be the Answer to Better Cholesterol
- American Society for Nutrition: Cardiovascular health: An important reason to eat pecans
- Mayo Clinic: Nuts and your heart: Eating nuts for heart health
- Pecan South Magazine: National Pecan Month: Celebrate and Eat Healthy