Cashew contains abundant Cu and Fe, which is theimportant precondition producing RBC. RBC carries hemoglobin, and the proteincombined with oxygen may be supplied to cells in entire body. Your blood countmay be improved if you eat cashew nuts frequently and the energy level isimproved during that process.

The cashew nuts contain large amount of monounsaturatedfat and polyunsaturated fat, which is benefit for heart health because theyhelp lower the cholesterol and keep blood vessel healthy. Researches show thediet with Mediterranean style contains high content of beneficiarymonounsaturated fat, which is good to heart health and help prevent diseasesregarding heart.

Cashew nutcontains a chemical compound called OPC, which is a kind of flavonolsuppressing cancer cell duplication. Moreover, cashew nuts have abundant Cu,which may lower mutation tendency of cells, and show special prospect in theaspect of colon cancer management and prevention.

 The cashew nuts contain two important minerals - Kand Mg regarding blood pressure regulation which may help promote blood vesselrelaxation and offset impact of excessive sodium. The excessive sodium willpromote water retention so as to improve blood volume and blood pressure. Kalso participates in myocardial contraction through nerve conduction.

 For years, experts believe high serum cholesterollevel may cause gallstones. But it is not true. Actually, the gallstone may becaused by low cholesterol level. A more frequent problem is high cyclictriglycerides. The abundant content of monounsaturated fat in cashew nuts mayobviously reduce formation or risk of gallstones, and meanwhile reducemal-distribution of cholesterol – by helping eliminate them.

Cashewnuts are of high calorie, but suitable amount may help lose weight actually.