BUT IN REALITY, NUTS SHOULD BE A VITAL PART OF OUR DIET, AS THEY ARE HIGH IN MONOUNSATURATED FATS THAT HELP KEEP US HEART-HEALTHY AND DISEASE-FREE. HEALTHY NUTS ARE ALSO GREAT SOURCES OF PROTEIN, MINERALS AND OTHER LIFE-ENHANCING NUTRIENTS. SCIENTIFIC STUDIES NOW SHOW THAT DIFFERENT TYPES OF NUTS AND SEEDS MAY SUPPORT FACTORS THAT HELP PREVENT HEART DISEASE, WEIGHT GAIN AND THE ACCUMULATION OF LDL CHOLESTEROL.