Thoughts on a fb status about nuts

KisforKrista

A friend of mine posted a status on her fb about nuts and how they reduce inflammation in her body.
Now mind you, since i don't have this issue and just eat nuts cause i enjoy them i have never really thought about them as being an anti-inflammatory. I always enjoy these forums cause they are good wealth of information so i'd like to hear opinions about her status.

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TavistockToad

Never heard of nuts reducing inflammation, who knows....

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zoeysasha37

Ive never heard of that. But who knows. I eat nuts because they taste good .

TheVirgoddess

I haven't read a lot about it, but nuts are generally high in Omega 3 fatty acids, which some studies have shown leads to reduced inflammation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12480795

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531187

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8003055

If you're curious about something, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov is a great site to visit.

KirstenAFerreira

They do definitely! One of the top foods that do so, I'm not sure how because my brain was probably just craving nuts , but I read an article on it quite recently..!

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Justinelovezumba32

I do eat walnuts since they are good for headaches, but inflammation is something new to me.

cuckoo_jenibeth

Nuts
Another source of inflammation-fighting healthy fats is nuts—particularly almonds, which are rich in fiber, calcium, and vitamin E, and walnuts, which have high amounts of alpha-linolenic acid, a type of omega-3 fat. All nuts, though, are packed with antioxidants, which can help your body fight off and repair the damage caused by inflammation. Nuts (along with fish, leafy greens, and whole grains) are a big part of the Mediterranean diet, which has been shown to reduce inflammation in as little as six weeks

Taken from magazine article in Health

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rainbowbow

Yes, i came in to say that it may be due to the fat in nuts.

HOWEVER, it's important to note, that many people have either an allergy or undiagnosed intolerance to certain nuts, which can cause a heck of a lot of inflammation.

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senecarr

KisforKrista wrote: »

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

I haven't read a lot about it, but nuts are generally high in Omega 3 fatty acids, which some studies have shown leads to reduced inflammation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12480795

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16531187

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8003055

If you're curious about something, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov is a great site to visit.

I had googled it and found that site but it was my first time there so i wasn't sure if it was considered a reputable resource or not! Thanks

Pubmed, in and of itself is not always a reliable source.
Pubmed aggregates abstracts from various science journals that might be poor.
Usually beats just googling for health information.

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PeachyCarol

How much of the EFA's in nuts are bioavailable, though?

Interesting study on almonds here:

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/80/3/604.short

MamaBirdBoss

I was going to say omega 3s...

About to start up omega 3 supplements again because I'm not tolerating ibuprofen well at the moment. Won't be anywhere near as good, but I'll take what I can get.

MamaBirdBoss

How good pubmed is depends on how good the study is. I learned looooong ago that you have to be pretty familiar with study design to have a prayer at finding a decent study!

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livingleanlivingclean

I know plenty of people who get the opposite reaction to nuts.....

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PeachyCarol

The studies weren't done on people eating nuts though, and... the fats in nuts aren't all being digested. At least those in almonds aren't, per the study I posted.

My point is that your friend would have to eat a boatload of nuts to have the dosage of EFA's used in the studies. The other problem is that nuts have MORE Omega 6 oils than Omega 3's. Omega 6 oils promote inflammation.

Eat nuts if you like them, but they're not some anti-inflammatory miracle food.

sdraper2014

I tend not to concern myself too much with the latest and greatest super food, or anti-inflamitory, antioxidant rich food. I think a lot of it is industry marketing and this fixation we have on food as medication. For sure proper diet is so important for health, but I think we like to believe in a magic cure a lot of the time and go crazy eating kale, or almonds etc. when we could be enjoying a whole range of brassicas and nuts.

It also drives me crazy when it drives the cost of the latest "super food" through the roof.

stevencloser

I feel like the word inflammation is being thrown around almost as much as the word toxin when it comes to food stuff. Only that inflammation is an actual thing.

senecarr

1. Did the FB post make sure it was ACTIVATED almonds?
2. Did the post have actual pictures of tree nuts, or was this possibly another one of those FB posts about sex curing everything?

sdraper2014

stevencloser wrote: »

I feel like the word inflammation is being thrown around almost as much as the word toxin when it comes to food stuff. Only that inflammation is an actual thing.

Omg yes! This, so much this! My sister in law went on an anti-inflammation diet to cure her anxiety...I never did grasp what exactly it was supposed to do to help.

senecarr

sdraper2014 wrote: »

stevencloser wrote: »

I feel like the word inflammation is being thrown around almost as much as the word toxin when it comes to food stuff. Only that inflammation is an actual thing.

Omg yes! This, so much this! My sister in law went on an anti-inflammation diet to cure her anxiety...I never did grasp what exactly it was supposed to do to help.

There is research that considers depression might be caused by or related to specific inflammations, so conceptually, isn't that out there. Now eating some vague anti-ainflammatory diet for depression? Yeah, I haven't gone back to my doctor since he recommended I eat less processed foods because of inflammation.

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sdraper2014

Good to know! The list she was given was incredibly restrictive for food and just resulted in anxiety over planning mealtimes or figuring out what could be eaten when out of the house so it didn't last. The diet was recommended by a natural-path not a doctor, so how much medical knowledge they had I couldn't really say.

rainbowbow

sdraper2014 wrote: »

stevencloser wrote: »

I feel like the word inflammation is being thrown around almost as much as the word toxin when it comes to food stuff. Only that inflammation is an actual thing.

Omg yes! This, so much this! My sister in law went on an anti-inflammation diet to cure her anxiety...I never did grasp what exactly it was supposed to do to help.

My mom went on an anti-inflammatory diet but for arthritus. She's officially off the terrible medication (which destroys your immune system). SO, just saying. I guess it depends on what it's for.