Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery among weekend warriors

Having a daily snack of almonds could help you recover quicker from your weekend workout. — AFP

For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might be the ideal new year’s resolution.

A randomised controlled trial published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition showed that female and male participants who ate 57g almonds daily for one month had more of the beneficial fat 12,13-dihydroxy-9Z-octadecenoic acid (12,13-DiHOME) in their blood immediately after a session of intense exercise than the control participants.