How cashew nuts can prolong Life Span

Eating Nuts Cuts Death Rates by 20%

1 October, 2014

The new epidemiological study published Wednesday 20th of November in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) implicated more than 118,000 healthy men and women volunteers, and found that those who regularly consumed a one-ounce daily serving of walnuts, almonds, cashews, or other nuts had a 20 percent lower risk of dying of any cause during the three-decade long study, compared to those who did not consume nuts. Eating nuts less often lowered the death risk too, in direct proportion to consumption.

The Harvard study found that people who consumed regularly nuts had the benefit of longer lifetime even if they did not practice sports, and stay away from fruits and vegetables, and were overweight.

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.

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New Harvard study found that people who consumed regularly nuts had the benefit of longer lifetime even if they did not practice sports, and stay away from fruits and vegetables, and were overweight.

 Nut eaters were:

• 29% less likely to die of heart disease
• 11% less likely to die of cancer
• 16% less likely to die of diabetes
• 24% less likely to die of respiratory disease

The new epidemiological study published Wednesday 20th of November in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) implicated more than 118,000 healthy men and women volunteers, and found that those who regularly consumed a one-ounce daily serving of walnuts, almonds, cashews, or other nuts had a 20 percent lower risk of dying of any cause during the three-decade long study, compared to those who did not consume nuts. Eating nuts less often lowered the death risk too, 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.

Study participants who often ate nuts were healthier -they weighed less, exercised more and were less likely to smoke, among other things. Even though, after taking healthy habits and other things into account, researchers still saw a strong benefit from nuts.

The study led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, united two researches that started in the 1980s on 76,464 female nurses and 42,498 male health professionals. Researchers assessed the nut consumption and deaths from all causes among women participating in the Nurse's Health Study and men involved in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. They filled out surveys on food and lifestyle habits every two to four years, including how often they ate a serving (1 ounce or 28 g) of nuts.

The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the INC-NREF.

Source: https://www.nutfruit.org

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