Previous research has indicated that daily consumption of Walnuts can boost heart health. Now researchers are saying those benefits are likely the result of changes in the gut microbe that walnuts produce. walnuts contain Omega 3 fats antioxidant and protein.
Their findings indicate that eating walnuts could alter the gut microbine by increasing the bodies production of the amino acid-L,homoarginine this might lower the risk of developing heart disease.
The researchers concluded that changes to the gut micro biome induced beneficial Pathways that could reduce cardiovascular risk factors, they noted that further research is needed to confirm their observations.