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A: In 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) approved what the agency calls a
"qualified" health claim for nuts, which basically says
that scientific evidence suggests that eating 1.5 ounces
per day of most nuts (that translates into 27 to 30
pecans or a handful), as part of a diet low in saturated
fat and cholesterol, can reduce the risk of heart
disease.
The claim includes pecans, of course, but does not
include macadamia nuts, cashews or Brazil nuts, because
they are considered to be too high in saturated fat.
The FDA made official what researchers already knew
through years of research - that a healthy diet that
regularly includes nuts, like Georgia pecans, can reduce
the risk of heart disease even more than a similar diet
without nuts. |
