See what pistachio nuts can do for you.

Roasted pistachio nuts seed with shellIf you want a quick healthy snack, then pistachio nuts would be a good choice. The reviewed research had diabetic patients either assigned to a group receiving 25 g of pistachio nuts twice a day as a snack or a control meal without nuts(Parham M, et al. 2014). After 12 weeks the participants had a washout period of 8 weeks before the groups were switched. The results showed that eating pistachios decreased HbA1c (a long-term measure of glucose control) as well as fasting blood glucose. Eating the nuts also reduced systolic blood pressure, body mass index and CRP an inflammatory marker. Nuts are a much better choice than so called nutrition bars if you want a snack.
Parham M1, Heidari S2, Khorramirad A2, Hozoori M3, Hosseinzadeh F1, Bakhtyari L4, Vafaeimanesh J1.Effects of pistachio nut supplementation on blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover trial. Rev Diabet Stud. 2014 Summer;11(2):190-6. doi: 10.1900/RDS.2014.11.190. Epub 2014 Aug 10.
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  • Published: 2020-03-28
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