Some studies suggest that often eating sesame seeds may help decrease high cholesterol and triglycerides — which are risk factors for heart condition Sesame seeds contains 15% saturated fat, 41% fat , and 39% monounsaturated fat.
Research indicates that eating more polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat relative to saturated fat may help lower your cholesterol and reduce heart condition risk (
What’s more, sesame seeds contain two sorts of plant compounds — lignans and phytosterols — which will even have cholesterol-lowering effects
When 38 people with high blood lipids ate 5 tablespoons (40 grams) of hulled sesame seeds daily for two months, they experienced a tenth reduction in “bad” LDL cholesterol and an 8% reduction in triglycerides compared to the placebo group.