Hum Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 DALLAS ? Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease ? in fact, were less likely to die of any cause ? during a 30-year Harvard study.Nuts have long been called heart-healthy, and the study is the largest ever done on whether eating them affects mortality.Researchers tracked 119,000 men and women and found that those who ate nuts roughly every day were 20 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who never ate nuts. Eating nuts less often also appeared to lower the death risk, in direct proportion to consumption.The risk of dying of heart disease dropped 29 percent and the risk of dying of cancer fell 11 percent among those who had nuts seven or more times a week compared with people who never ate them.The benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts. The researchers did not look at how the nuts were prepared ? oiled or salted, raw or roasted.A bonus: Nut eaters stayed slimmer."There's a general perception that if you eat more nuts you're going to get fat. Our results show the opposite," said Dr. Ying Bao of Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.Researchers don't know why nuts may boost health. It could be that their unsaturated fatty acids, minerals and other nutrients lower cholesterol and inflammation and reduce other problems, as earlier studies seemed to show.She led the study, published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine.more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Interesting they included peanuts since they aren't a nut but a bean. Still, not a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted November 21, 2013 Veteran Share Posted November 21, 2013 I love pistachios they just cost Far too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Cashews for me - totally addicted. +Raze 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 almonds all the way for me! then a close 2nd is walnuts The Evil Overlord 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cute James Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 Brazil nuts are the best! Unfortunately, they're not available over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 How old is this study? This has been known for a long time in the UK. I remember studies lime this as a child. Surely this new study is just a re statement in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeMaster Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I'm glad I hate nuts and have only had them a couple of times in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 Interesting they included peanuts since they aren't a nut but a bean. Still, not a surprise. The articles does not say peanuts are nuts: The benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted November 22, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted November 22, 2013 Then I may live to at least 80. YAY!I'm nuts about nuts! :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 The articles does not say peanuts are nuts: The benefits were seen from peanuts as well as from pistachios, almonds, walnuts and other tree nuts. That wording is too ambiguous to imply their not being nuts. It could just as easily imply they were that largest part of the studied "nuts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted November 22, 2013 Member Share Posted November 22, 2013 I keep a can of peanuts close by all the time. Love them. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 So, the fact I also eat fatty foods, drink beer, eat crap foods, is counter acted by my eating peanuts/nuts. That's nice to know. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted November 22, 2013 Member Share Posted November 22, 2013 My wife said this article is the perfect example why women are more healthy than men. I told her not to give up her day job. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 I keep a can of peanuts close by all the time. Love them. :) Me too -- chocolate covered :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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