Almonds are a nutritious, portable, low carbohydrate food that can be used in cooking or eaten as is. Eighty percent of the world’s almonds are grown in California. (VeryWellFit.com)
Almonds are nutrient rich—they are a good source of fiber and protein. They are also a good source of healthy, unsaturated fats (monounsaturated, such that is found in olive oil). In addition, almonds are an excellent source of vitamin E, manganese, and magnesium. (VeryWellFit.com)
Almonds are good for your brain, brawn, and belly. Much of the credit goes to a handful supplying half your daily value of the antioxidant vitamin E, which can increase memory and cognitive performance, according to researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. (MensHealth.com)
Vitamin E’s ability to fight free radicals also makes almonds a great post-workout snack because they help in muscle recovery, according to Jeff Volek, PhD. Plus, eating almonds seems to stimulate production of cholecystkinin, a hunger-suppressing hormone. (MensHealth.com)
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association also found that men who consumed the most vitamin E through their food had a 67 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease than those at the other end of the spectrum. (MensHealth.com)
Almonds are gluten free food items. For the same reason, they are one of the favorite ingredients in the preparation of gluten-free food formulas. Such formula preparations are, in fact, healthy alternatives for people suffering from gluten food allergy, and celiac disease. (Nutrition-and-You.com)
The nuts packed with many important B-complex groups of vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6, and folates. Altogether, these vitamins work as co-factors for enzymes during cellular substrate metabolism inside the human body. Almonds are also an incredible source of minerals such as manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, and selenium. (Nutrition-and-You.com)
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