Step 1 : Introduction to the question "6. It would indeed be rash to maintain that all nuts should be considered unhealthy simply because some might make you itch or give you cancer. What health benefit has been demonstrated for walnuts and almonds?"
...1. Promotion of hair growth in bald males 2. Induction of weight loss 3. Lowering of bad (LDL) cholesterol 4. Prevention of acne Although nuts are high in fat and calories, consumption of a number of nuts has been shown to have a beneficial effect on lipids. Long term studies to verify that these effects translate into a reduction in adverse cardiovascular events seem not yet to have been done as of April 2006. The fact that CRP reductions have been seen in nut studies is encouraging since CRP levels correlate with cardiovascular morbidity independent of lipids.
