Without doing serious research on every ingredient listed above, let me suggest that you (or other interested readers) can just buy Walnuts for the same effect, without being exposed to all this other crap, which may be a problem for some people. Walnuts are unusually high in omega 3. I have a lot of dietary issues and I would be unlikely to eat the above (and I usually do not eat Planter's because most of their nut mixes are made with peanut oil, which is highly inflammatory and tends to make me psychotic and suicidal).
I cannot take fish oil. I am allergic to shellfish and I break out in hives when I take enough fish oil. So I have long eaten walnuts when I want to bump up my Omega 3 intake. But, for my purposes, a) avoiding problem oils does more for me than trying to specifically counteract them by adding other oils and b) eating less acidly also goes a long way to control my inflammatory condition.
Frank Sacks (Prof. of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Dept. of Nutrition)
> There are two major types of omega-3 fatty acids in our diets: One type is alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is found in some vegetable oils, such as soybean, rapeseed (canola), and flaxseed, and in walnuts. ALA is also found in some green vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, kale, spinach, and salad greens. The other type, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), is found in fatty fish. The body partially converts ALA to EPA and DHA.
Given that I am supposed to be dead and I have gotten off multiple prescription drugs, my guess is that the approach I am taking is working. Granted, that proves nothing about walnuts per se since I have done a heckuva lot more than just eat walnuts sometimes. (But I also said -- twice -- that I recommend avoiding problem oils and other things as bigger factors.)
The effect might be that eating walnuts fills you up and makes you eat less potato chips. You're right of course, but don't underestimate how bad a place some people are coming from!
Without doing serious research on every ingredient listed above, let me suggest that you (or other interested readers) can just buy Walnuts for the same effect, without being exposed to all this other crap, which may be a problem for some people. Walnuts are unusually high in omega 3. I have a lot of dietary issues and I would be unlikely to eat the above (and I usually do not eat Planter's because most of their nut mixes are made with peanut oil, which is highly inflammatory and tends to make me psychotic and suicidal).
I cannot take fish oil. I am allergic to shellfish and I break out in hives when I take enough fish oil. So I have long eaten walnuts when I want to bump up my Omega 3 intake. But, for my purposes, a) avoiding problem oils does more for me than trying to specifically counteract them by adding other oils and b) eating less acidly also goes a long way to control my inflammatory condition.