Those with high levels of bad cholesterol had lower blood pressure during stressful moments after following a diet rich in walnuts for three weeks.
Study participants were told to deliver a three-minute speech or sink one foot in cold water - both of which trigger stress and those who ate walnuts had lower blood pressure.
Isn’t it amazing to know that walnuts reduce blood pressure during stress? People who show an exaggerated biological response to stress are at higher risk of heart disease.
If 3 diets are considered - one without nuts, one with walnuts and walnut oil and a third with walnuts and flaxseed oil then Adding flaxseed oil did not affect blood pressure, but did help create an anti-inflammatory effect in arteries which could reduce the risk of heart disease.
After each diet, if the subjects are asked to take the speech and cold-water stress tests.
Average diastolic blood pressure - the 'bottom number' or the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting - was significantly reduced for those on diets containing walnuts and walnut oil.
Average diastolic blood pressure - the 'bottom number' or the pressure in the arteries when the heart is resting - was significantly reduced for those on diets containing walnuts and walnut oil.
