Article: Fed: Researchers find positive effects with macadamia nut oil


AAP General News (Australia)
03-05-2004
Fed: Researchers find positive effects with macadamia nut oil

By Janelle Miles

BRISBANE, March 5 AAP - A diet enriched in macadamia nut oil can improve heart structure
in rats as well as moderate their weight, researchers have found.

They hope to expand their research to see whether the positive effects also equate to humans.

Scientists at Queensland's Griffith University fed rats a diet enriched in macadamia
nut oil for three months - equal to about 20 years in a human life.

They found the left ventricle of the rats' hearts grew bigger, allowing their hearts
to pump blood more efficiently.

"The left ventricle grew bigger but the walls of ...

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