Nut consumption may protect against heart disease

Although nuts are high in fat, the fatty acids are mostly monosaturated or polyunsaturated, which have beneficial effects on blood lipids. In a large prospective study of women, Hu et al (p 1341) found an inverse association between nut consumption and incidence of coronary heart disease. Women who frequently consumed nuts (>= 5 times per week) had a significantly lower risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction and fatal coronary disease after accounting for age, smoking, and other known coronary risk factors than women who rarely (never or less than once a month) ate nuts.


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Frequent nut consumption and risk of coronary heart disease in women: prospective cohort study
Frank B Hu, Meir J Stampfer, JoAnn E Manson, Eric B Rimm, Graham A Colditz, Bernard A Rosner, Frank E Speizer, Charles H Hennekens, and Walter C Willett
BMJ 1998 317: 1341-1345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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