nuts

 

According to a study from the New England Journal of Medicine people who eat just 35 grams of nuts every day had a 20 percent less chance of dying over a 30-year period. The same group also had much lower rates of heart disease. In fact, there was a 29% reduction in deaths from heart disease for nut eaters. There was also an 11% decrease in the risk of cancer.

 

Some people may worry that eating nuts can lead to obesity. But the study showed that nut eaters are actually significantly lighter.

 

Moreover, the beneficial effects were the same for a wide variety of nuts. This includes both peanuts and tree nuts like walnuts, pistachios, pine nuts and hazelnuts.

 

The researchers are still trying to understand the mechanism for their beneficial effects. They believe there are substances in nuts that help our metabolism in a positive way.

 

I think it may be a good time to start eating more nuts.