These kidney shaped small nuts have got a lot of goodness hidden in it. It can be used as a great ingredient for enhancing your food taste, or you can also have it without thinking twice for staying healthy. It has got a list of health benefits for you. As this tasty food contains a generous amount of fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytochemicals, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
The list of goodness begins with:
1. Improves your heart health: Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for Bangladeshis. Cashew nuts contain healthy omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that reduce the amount of harmful cholesterol (LDL) in the body and help to increase the amount of good cholesterol (HDL), which greatly reduces the risk of heart disease.
2. Take care of your eyes: For those of us who live in cities, have got used to the dust and polluted air. Thus, if dust gets into the eyes every day, it can easily cause serious damage to your eyes. So those who live in a dusty state should eat cashew nuts regularly. This is because cashews contain a pigment called xanthine which forms a covering in the retina of your eye and protects the eye from dust and ultraviolet rays. It also prevents eye diseases called macular degeneration.
3. Helps prevent anemia: The copper present in cashew helps to prevent diseases called anemia. Copper is an antioxidant so it removes free radicals from our body and reduces the risk of cancer. Women,specially who have anemia, should eat cashew nuts every day.
4. Protects your skin: The oil present in cashew nuts contains selenium, zinc, magnesium, iron and phosphorus. Which gives your skin great protection. Moreover, selenium present in it is an antioxidant which helps in preventing cancer.
5. Helps you lose weight: Nuts are rich in calories and fat. Hence, people who wish to lose weight, have traditionally been advised to limit the amount of nuts in their diet. The omega-3 fatty acids present in it help the body to burn excess fat. The fiber present in cashew nuts helps in reducing your appetite making you feel full and making it much easier for you to control weight. However, in order to lose weight, eat your cashew nuts raw without any salt.
6. Helps to prevent constipation: The fiber present in cashews plays a great role in preventing constipation, colon cancer and heart disease.
7. Takes care of your hair: Copper present in cashew nuts helps in increasing hair pigment named melatonin, making your hair more smooth and healthy.