Getting nutty is heart-healthy - UPI

Nuts are a big part of holiday eating, but a U.S. dietician says nuts can be a regular treat if they are substituted for less heart-healthy foods.

JoAnn Carson, a clinical nutritionist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, points out nuts are a good-tasting, cholesterol-lowering and fiber-filled food. But on the downside many nuts are also high calorie. The solution, is not to add nuts to the diet, but substitute them for other high-calorie foods, Carson says....