Their health benefits include improving eye health, heart health, weight loss and others

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Cashews are packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. These include vitamins E, K, and B6, along with minerals like copper, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, iron, and selenium, all of which are important for maintaining good bodily function.
Their health benefits include improving eye health, heart health, weight loss and others.

“I eat nuts on most days of the week. Walnuts, almonds, and pistachios are a few of the varieties I almost always have in my kitchen,” They're chalk full of healthy fats and fiber, which are essential for a healthy diet—and for keeping your hanger pangs at bay. I eat nuts as a snack, incorporate them into baked good (like banana bread), and even toss cashews or almonds into stir-fry recipes.” — Kim Melton , R.D.
“I eat nuts on most days of the week. Walnuts, almonds, and pistachios are a few of the varieties I almost always have in my kitchen,” They're chalk full of healthy fats and fiber, which are essential for a healthy diet—and for keeping your hanger pangs at bay. I eat nuts as a snack, incorporate them into baked good (like banana bread), and even toss cashews or almonds into stir-fry recipes.” —Kim Melton, R.D. (Photograph by Shutterstock)

  1. Improves your heart health
    Eating more cashews can lower your risk of heart diseases. This happens by reducing blood pressure and “bad” cholesterol. Nuts are naturally cholesterol-free and contain good amounts of heart-healthy fats, fibre, and protein. They also contain arginine, which protects the inner lining of artery walls.

Other vitamins and minerals in nuts, like potassium, vitamins E and B6, and folic acid, also help to fight heart disease.

  1. Helps you lose weight
    Two servings of nuts is helpful in fighting against cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Eating cashew is an excellent way to manage your weight and reduce the build-up of fat and cholesterol in the heart.

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  1. Blood Health
    Copper and iron found in cashews help the body form and utilize red blood cells which in turn keeps blood vessels, nerves, the immune system, and bones healthy and functioning properly.

  2. Helps reduce the risk of diabetes
    Very low amounts of sugar and cholesterol in cashews makes them safe for diabetic patients and even helps in lowering the risk of type 2 diabetes.

  3. Anti-Cancer agent
    Research has shown that the wealth of antioxidants like anacardic acids, cardanols, and cardols in cashews make them effective for people undergoing treatments for tumour and cancer.nutritionist-healthy-foods-nuts.jpg thanks for taking your time and visit my post I hope you are enjoying my post cashew-nuts-967650-1280.jpg

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