Region & Language

Pumpkin seeds pack a healthy punch

Pumpkin Seed Oil Press Review

USA USA | American Heart Association

You can get your hands on pumpkin seeds on about any store's snack aisle, but your healthiest option may be the old-fashioned way: scooping them out of the stringy guts of that jack-o'-lantern you're carving.

Heart health Pumpkin
Some benefits of pumpkin seeds include:
  • A serving of pumpkin seeds contains about 6.6 mg of zinc, which accounts for almost half the recommended daily intake. Zinc is important in the diet because it's an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory agent that also helps the metabolic process.
  • Pumpkin seeds have been linked to a reduced risk of some types of cancer, including breast and prostate cancers.
  • Studies have shown that pumpkin seed oil may reduce cholesterol and high blood pressure.
  • Studies also have shown that pumpkin seeds can reduce blood sugar, which is important for people who have diabetes.

American Heart Association

USA

This content contains quotations from the external source American Heart Association.

To view the full article, click here:

www.heart.org

Featured in

More from our press review?

Discover more articles about Styrian Pumpkin Seed Oil — or order directly in our shop.