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What are the benefits of almonds?
Almonds are被誉为delicious and healthy nuts, with very high nutritional value, rich in various trace elements and vitamins, which have a special effect on supplementing the body’s nutrition, and the taste of almonds is fragrant and crisp, making them an excellent snack to relieve boredom and distress during leisure time. Let’s take a look at the benefits of almonds below.
1. Bitter almonds can relieve cough and asthma, relieve constipation, and can treat diseases such as lung disease and cough.
2. Sweet almonds and large almonds commonly consumed as dried fruits are more nourishing and have a certain effect on nourishing the lungs.
3. Almonds are rich in flavonoids and polyphenols, which not only can reduce the cholesterol content in the human body but also significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and many chronic diseases.
4. Almonds also have beauty benefits, which can promote microcirculation in the skin, making the skin rosy and radiant.
5. Almonds also have anti-tumor effects, mainly due to the presence of a bioactive substance called amygdalin in bitter almonds, which can enter the blood to specifically kill cancer cells without affecting healthy cells, thus improving the symptoms of late-stage cancer patients and extending their survival time. At the same time, due to the rich carotenoids, they can also have antioxidant effects, prevent free radicals from attacking cells, and have a preventive effect on tumors!
Although almonds have many medicinal and edible values, they should not be consumed in large quantities. Almonds contain a toxic substance called hydrogen cyanide (100 grams of bitter almonds can release 100 to 250 milligrams of hydrogen cyanide. The lethal dose of hydrogen cyanide is 60 milligrams. The hydrogen cyanide content in sweet almonds is about one-third of that in bitter almonds), and excessive consumption can lead to poisoning. Therefore, it is necessary to soak them in water several times before eating, and then boil them to reduce and eliminate the toxic substances; pregnant women, infants, people with a constitution of excess heat, and diabetics should not eat peaches or their products.