Adding pecans to a healthy diet improves the performance of tasks that require motor or behavioral skills in elderly people, since it improves the connection between neurons thanks to its content in polyphenols and other antioxidants.
BENEFITS
A diet enriched with 30 grams of nuts, at least half of them pecans, reduces by 30% the risk of cardiovascular disease and, specifically, decreases by 49% the possibility of suffering a stroke or a cerebral vascular accident..
The pecan is the dried fruit with more antioxidants, above peanuts, pistachios or almonds. To obtain visible benefits for health, it is recommended to eat 7 pecans a day, a sufficient dose to reduce the risk of suffering from diabetes, cardiovascular problems and cancer.
The extract of pecans has protective effects against oxidative stress and cell death that occur in the brain of Alzheimer's patients.
Pecans help boost our immune system.
Pecans contain protein, if you want to reduce the consumption of protein of animal origin you can increase the intake of dry products like pecans to balance it
Pecans are rich in Omega 3 if you do not usually consume fish in your diet if you eat pecans you will get the same benefit.
The pecan has a high content of fats, but these are healthy fats necessary for our body to perform functions of maintenance and cell regeneration.
The pecans contain more than 19 vitamins and minerals, among which we can highlight the high content of vitamin E or tocopherol, with a strong antioxidant action.
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