Why are pistachios good for you?
Pistachio is a healthy nut that has many health benefits. It is a native plant of West Asia, but available worldwide.
Join us in this article to see in which ways pistachios are good for you? In the following article, we are going to speak about the benefits of pistachios.
Why are pistachios good for you?
- If you are suffering from obesity certainly you can include them in your diet as they contain low calories despite their high nutritional value. So everyone, even those looking for losing weight, can eat pistachios without worry.
- In general, all nuts especially pistachios are good for the body as they contain different antioxidants that are useful for preventing cancer and other diseases. But conducted numerous studies have shown that pistachio’s antioxidant levels are higher than other nuts and seeds.
- Pistachio combined lutein and zeaxanthin, which have a key role in eye health. Therefore, pistachios are good for your eyes and it can generally hope that the consumption of pistachio will gradually prevent eye diseases such as cataracts and macular degeneration (AMD) caused by aging.
- Pistachios are good for people who are on a diet or are accustomed to eating raw foods and vegetables. It is because of having higher levels of the amino acids and the total protein in pistachio than other nuts such as almonds and hazelnuts.
- Pistachio is a good source of fiber. Fiber is very effective in improving digestive function. A conducted study indicated that people who have included this healthy nut in their daily diet had higher levels of beneficial intestinal bacteria than those who had almonds. In addition, pistachios control diarrhea when a person has normal or bloody diarrhea.
- Pistachios are good for strengthening the nerves, which is due to vitamin B6. This amino acid plays an important role in strengthening neurons and nerve cells. Vitamin B6 also boosts the immune system. Therefore eating pistachio makes a person more resistant to all kinds of infections and cancers.
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