Study reveals benefits of eating almonds for people who work out daily

Eating almonds every day may be the ideal new year's resolution for those who exercise on a regular basis. According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition', participants of both sexes who ate 57g almonds every day for one month had a greater amount of the beneficial fat 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid (12,13-DiHOME) in their blood immediately after a session of intense exercise compared to control participants. This molecule, a so-called oxylipin (oxidized fat) is synthetized from linoleic acid by brown fat tissue, and has a beneficial effect on metabolic health and energy regulation.