Under this series, we shall be discussing about the health importance of some common foods and fruits which we sometimes count as irrelevant.
We shall be discussing about nut today.
A nut is a form of hard shelled fruit that grows on trees and in bushes.
It is usually with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel. There are various examples of nut which include;
Almond: a drupaceous fruit of a small tree from the rose family(Prunus dulcis) with flowers and young fruits resembling that of the peach. It is noted because of the sweet flavour it produces.
Cashew; a fruit of an american tree of the anacardiaceae family. It is grown for its phenolic oil, a gum from it's stem and it's edible kernel of it's nut.
Peanuts; a form of edible nut with thin shell that grows underground. It is of the legume family arachis hypogea and has about 2 to 3 oily edible seeds.
Nutritional values of nuts include;
They are high source of protein which helps in cells and tissue growth. Due to this, they can be used to stabilize the balance diet acting as a source of protein.
They have been found out to assist in maintaining a healthy and well functioning heart.
They have also been to decrease the risk of getting certain kinds of illness which includes;
Cardio vascular disease
Diabetes which is as a result of low or no insulin in the body.
Obesity which is excessive size or rather fats in the body and many others.
With all these said, I hope your next meal will include nuts.
Stay tuned for more nutritional facts....
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