People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds research in BioMed Central’s open access journal BMC Medicine. In a longitudinal study, researchers suggest that those who eat nuts more than three times a week have a reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease than non-nut eaters.
Overall, nut eaters had a 39% lower mortality risk and walnut eaters 45% lower – meaning that they were less likely to die than the non-nut eaters.
People eating more than 3 servings (1 serving – 28 g) a week of nuts reduced risk of death due to cardiovascular disease by 55% and cancer by 40%. A similar effect was demonstrated for walnuts.
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