The 6 Healthiest Nuts You Can Eat

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Besides being delicious, nuts provide healthful fats, fiber, and protein, which fight hunger.

Nuts, Dry Fruits

Walnut eaters had 26% lower depression levels than nut-free eaters, according to a 2019 Nutrients study.

Walnuts

These green devices may slim you. They're among the lowest-calorie and highest-fiber nuts (one ounce has 3 grams).

Pistachios

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The lowest carbohydrate tree nut is pie stars (four grams per ounce vs. almonds and cashews).

Pecans

They're not simply for milk (though they have the greatest calcium of any tree nut).

Almonds

Nutritionally, they belong on this list even if they're legumes. Peanuts' fiber-fat-protein combination helped diabetics control blood sugar.

Peanuts

Several studies (including this one) have demonstrated that cashew consumption lowers serum insulin and LDL-C/HDL-C.

Cashews

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