Your elevated cholesterol levels might be driving you nuts, so it’s only right that a nut — specifically, the pecan — can help lower them.

A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences reports the tree nut can dramatically improve your cholesterol.

Researchers reported participants who ate pecans experienced a 5% drop in total cholesterol and a 6-9% drop in LDL. For context, they compared their results to a meta-analysis of 51 exercises designed to lower cholesterol. Results of that meta-analysis showed only a 1% reduction in total cholesterol and 5% in LDL.

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