Eating Nuts Linked with Lower Death Risk

People who eat nuts at least once a week have a lower risk of death, compared with people who never eat them, says a large study. Researchers used information from more than 110,000 people. They were part of two large, long-term studies of health professionals. Over the course of the studies, about 27,000 people died from all causes. People who ate nuts every day were 20% less likely to have died during the study, compared with people who never ate nuts. Those who ate nuts once a week were about 7% less likely to die. The study also found that eating nuts was linked with lower risks of death from cancer, heart disease and lung disease. The study was published in the November 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Reuters Health and other media outlets wrote about it the same day.