Nutrition study regularly recommends hazelnuts as a healthy dietary supplement

Hazelnuts are full of nutrients. A study by the Oregon State University, published in December 2018 in the Journal of Nutrition, shows: Regular consumption of nuts increases the levels of magnesium and vitamin E..

Daily 60 grams of hazelnuts

Thirty-two subjects aged 55 and over ate fourteen grams of hazelnuts each day for four months. Thereafter, the scientists measured their vitamin and mineral levels. Conclusion: Vitamin E and magnesium had increased significantly.

The daily enjoyment of hazelnut increases the level of magnesium and vitamin E. (Image: Algus / fotolia.com)

magnesium deficiency

A magnesium deficiency is unpleasant. The muscles twitch, the intestines revolt with diarrhea and constipation in alternation. The heart is racing, the head hurts. Those affected become dizzy, they feel tired and at the same time they are driven inwardly.

vitamin deficiency

Also a vitamin E deficiency is a serious thing. Most of the time it starts with nonspecific symptoms: Concentration subsides, sufferers are sleepy, their performance diminishes, and they experience headaches or diarrhea.

Long-term consequences

If the deficiency persists, the skin becomes dry and wounds heal poorly. Infections pile up. In the long run, the muscles break down. The motor system is disturbed, the reflexes slow down. The retina becomes ill. Inside, the cells disintegrate faster.

Why old?

The advanced age of the participants has a good reason: especially seniors suffer from diseases due to a lack of magnesium. Many illnesses that occur especially in old age are also related to a lack of magnesium (and a lack of other minerals).

Blood sugar drops

Participants also dropped blood sugar levels and the level of LDL cholesterol.

Copper, manganese and unsaturated fats

Hazelnuts offer even more vitamins and minerals, including vitamin B 6, beta carotene, folic acid and vitamin C, copper, manganese and healthy fats (nut oil). Added to this are iron, potassium, zinc and calcium.

Kalorienbombe

But beware. Do not confuse the wealth of minerals and vitamins with diet food. Hazelnuts have 644 calories per 100 grams. Healthy or not, if you consume more calories than you consume - then you are gaining weight.

omnipresent

In Germany hazelnut grows in the garden, at the edge of the forest, in hedges, in the sun and in partial shade. Our hazelnuts in the supermarket, however, come from Turkey, Italy and just from the US state of Oregon, where said study took place. (Dr. Utz Anhalt)