Are Baruka Nuts the Healthiest Nut?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 08/11/2021

How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? Are they the best nuts for cholesterol?

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In my Daily Dozen checklist (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist-2/), I recommend eating a quarter cup of nuts or seeds or two tablespoons of nut or seed butter each day. Why? See:
• Four Nuts Once a Month (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/four-nuts-once-a-month/)
• Which Nut Fights Cancer Better? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-nut-fights-cancer-better/)
• Walnuts and Artery Function (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/walnuts-and-artery-function/)
• Nuts May Help Prevent Death (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/nuts-may-help-prevent-death/)
• Pistachio Nut for Erectile Dysfunction (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/pistachio-nuts-for-erectile-dysfunction/)
• Nuts and Obesity: The Weight of Evidence (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/nuts-and-obesity-the-weight-of-evidence/)
• PREDIMED: Does Eating Nuts Prevent Strokes? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/predimed-does-eating-nuts-prevent-strokes/)

For those unfamiliar with Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs), check out the first two videos I did on them way back when: Glycotoxins (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/glycotoxins/) and Avoiding a Sugary Grave (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-a-sugary-grave/).

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