Health Benefits Of Eating Walnuts

Now is the season of walnuts, the black cranky round nuts common to most rainforests in Nigeria.
Though walnuts are seasonal, it is packed with huge phytonutrients that help to improve health and vitality.
Scientists have found that the nut reduces lipid per oxidation, a process that can damage sperm cells. This form of cell damage harms sperm membranes, which are primarily made up of polysaturated fatty acids.
Walnuts are the only tree nut that are predominantly comprised of these fatty acids- meaning they are uniquely powerful for replenishing sperm cells.
Just one ounce of walnuts contain 13 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs),out of 18 grams of total fat.
The study, conducted at the University of Delaware, gave two groups of mice either a walnut- enriched diet or a control diet for nine to 11 weeks.
One group was made up of healthy male mice and the other was male mice that were genetically predetermined to be infertile.
Researchers found significant improvements in sperm motility and morphology in mice who were consuming 20 per cent of their daily calories from walnuts tequila lent to 2.5 ounces a day for humans.
Even the infertile mice saw an improvement in sperm morphology and both groups experienced a notable reduction in peroxidative damage.
Sperm motility, and form are markers of semen quality, which is a predictor of male fertility.
“What is fascinating is we found that eating walnuts can actually help improve sperm quality likely by reducing peroxidarive damage in sperm cells”, said lead researcher, Dr. Patricia Martin-DeLeon of the University of Delaware, United States of America.
The researchers hope to conduct larger and longer term studies, as well as studies in more diverse male populations, to confirm the mechanism that makes walnuts improve sperm quality.
A couple is said to be infertile if there is no pregnancy after one year of normal sexual activity without contraceptives.
In approximately 40 per cent of infertile couples, the male partner is either the sole cause or a contributing cause of infertility.