Pecans are another nut that's vastly underused, mostly seeming to pop up in pecan pies. While that might not be a very healthy dessert, pecans are full of good stuff. They're loaded with antioxidants that help protect your heart and healthy fats that help lower your cholesterol. Studies have suggested that pecans can help manage weight, and they also have a type of antioxidant — vitamin E — that helps prevent age-related motor neuron degeneration as well as protect against cell damage and other degenerative diseases.
Adding pecans to a regular diet is especially important for men, because they contain something called beta-sitosterol. Not only does this help lower cholesterol levels, but it's been proven to be instrumental in maintaining prostate health. Two ounces of pecans a day has been shown to have a positive effect in managing and preventing an age-related condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or enlarged prostate. Fortunately, getting those two ounces a day is easy when you experiment with recipes like this pecan honey butter from Sparkles to Sprinkles or these chocolate caramel pecan turtles from Lil' Luna.
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