Daily Consumption of Pistachios Could Be Effective Dietary Strategy for Preserving Eye Health

[Abramelin]

Dietary interventions with pistachios — a bioavailable source of the xanthophyll lutein — are efficacious in increasing macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in healthy adults, according to a new study from Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center.

Lutein and zeaxanthin are dietary xanthophylls, a class of carotenoids most commonly found in vegetables and fruits, with green leafy vegetables being especially rich sources.

These compounds cross the blood brain barrier and exclusively accumulate in the macular region of the human retina where they are referred to as macular pigment.

Pistachios are the only nut that contain significant amounts of either lutein and zeaxanthin, but unlike eggs contain only lutein.

https://www.sci.news/medicine/daily-consumption-pistachios-eye-health-13374.html

[Bendy Demon]

Mmm..love pistachios (and nuts in general) but they, like every other nut, is quite expensive so unfortunately no pistachios for me.

[Abramelin]

17 hours ago, Bendy Demon said:

Mmm..love pistachios (and nuts in general) but they, like every other nut, is quite expensive so unfortunately no pistachios for me.

I eat nuts every day, and I am not rich. But maybe they're cheaper here in the Netherlands?

[Bendy Demon]

4 hours ago, Abramelin said:

I eat nuts every day, and I am not rich. But maybe they're cheaper here in the Netherlands?

Possibly. I'd love to have a stash of shelled nuts for the freezer and a bunch in-the-shell also but times have changed and the nuts my family used to get at Christmas time when I was little was fresh and cheap enough but now, unless you get the pre-chopped, most of the nuts-in-the-shell are old, stale and sometimes downright moldy.

Pistachios are more popular so that does not appear to be an issue I suppose.

[Abramelin]

1 hour ago, Bendy Demon said:

Possibly. I'd love to have a stash of shelled nuts for the freezer and a bunch in-the-shell also but times have changed and the nuts my family used to get at Christmas time when I was little was fresh and cheap enough but now, unless you get the pre-chopped, most of the nuts-in-the-shell are old, stale and sometimes downright moldy.

Pistachios are more popular so that does not appear to be an issue I suppose.

Although the bag doesn't say so anymore, but they used to come from Iran and - I think - California.

I always chose for the Californian ones.

[Tatetopa]

On 11/1/2024 at 1:03 PM, Abramelin said:

Although the bag doesn't say so anymore, but they used to come from Iran and - I think - California.

I always chose for the Californian ones.

California for pistachios, Oregon for hazelnuts / filberts.