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People who are livin' la vida low-carb by now know almonds are a brilliant low-carb snack packed full of protein, fiber and healthy fats. But this Food Navigator column cites a new learn that finds almonds are just as healthy for your body as the highly-touted fruits and vegetables for the reason that of the density of antioxidants in them.

Lead researcher Dr. Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Senior Scientist and Director of the Antioxidant Research Laboratory at Tufts University, experienced the eight most common kinds of almonds grown in California for their nutritional content.

What he found was that the almonds tested contained three exact antioxidants: catechin, epicatechin and kaempferol. Each of these are famous for their restorative properties of cells damaged by free radicals which could generally cause the rapid spread of diseases like heart disease, cancer and strokes as well as a noticeable decline in overall health in humans.