Almond consumption and health effects
So, based on your recent instagram reel, let’s ignore whether eating almonds improves the eyes or the brain, but otherwise it has some good benefits, doesn’t it? Should we eat almonds daily?
Reported benefits are minor and objectively small. So Is it harmful? No. Just be mindful of calories…. All that being said, here’s my issue with the BROAD question: “are there benefits?” related to any food item in a BROAD SENSE: you can take just about ANY reasonable food item and find some theoretical benefit that is individually modest and small: almonds, specific fruits, specific vegetables, lean chicken, fish, kiwi fruit, cucumber, karela…..the list can go on indefinitely….. Studies on REAL OUTCOMES are more along the lines of interventions like “increasing overall intake of fruits and vegetables” instead of a common notion that if I increase ONE thing (almonds, or anything else”) somehow it will have dramatic benefits. So have almonds if you enjoy them in moderation!!!!! But don’t expect a dramatic improvement in memory, eyesight or anything else for that matter (maybe a 5 point drop in LDL!!)