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Studies have found that foods rich in zinc help inhibit the secretion of cortisol in our body. This mineral, which is also important for bone and immune health, is found abundantly in pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, lentils, garbanzo beans, cashews, quinoa, hemp seeds, almonds, walnuts, peas, chia seeds and broccoli.
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.