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Foods with a high glycemic index cause cortisol levels to rise. These foods include products high in sugar and refined starches. Skipping meals can also boost cortisol levels. Harding says a high cortisol level at night can disrupt sleep.
Of the products typically consumed as snack foods, pistachio and sunflower kernel were found to be richest in phytosterols, according to one study. However, sunflower seeds and kernels can contain high levels of the carcinogenic heavy metal cadmium, since sunflower plants have a tendency to accumulate cadmium.Sunflower seeds grown for consumption as seeds are known as confectionary sunflower seeds.n addition, sunflower seeds also contains relatively high levels of copper, which has been shown to increase angiogenesis and metastasis of breast cancer, especialy in women with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) or triple negative (ER-/PR-/HER2-) disease.