Fighting high cholesterol isn’t always about completely cutting out the foods you like. For example, a recent study has determined that daily intake of 2.4 ounces of nuts, including almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, macadamia nuts, and peanuts, can improve blood cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.

Scientists at Loma Linda University in California looked at data collected by 25 other research projects on nut consumption in seven different countries. They found that eating the equivalent of two-and-a-half small bags of nuts helps reduce both overall cholesterol levels and levels of LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol, as well as improving the total ratio of cholesterol to the patient’s HDL (or “good”) cholesterol levels.

The study was partly funded by several nut-industry foundations, including the California Walnut Commission, the Almond Board of California, and the National Peanut Board.

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