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'Handful of nuts a day may cut heart disease, cancer risk' |
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'Handful of nuts a day may cut heart disease, cancer risk'
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Darrell Miller | 12/12/16 |
Date:
December 12, 2016 04:59 PM
Author: Darrell Miller
(support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: 'Handful of nuts a day may cut heart disease, cancer risk'
Want to stay healthy this holiday season? Do you enjoy eating nuts? Well then there is good news for you. Research shows that eating a handful of nuts a day could reduce cancer and heart disease. It is the good fats in the nuts that make them healthy, in small quantities.
Key Takeaways:
- A new research claims that eating at least 20 grammes of nuts a day may lower the risk of heart disease, cancer and premature death.
- Eating at least 20 grammes of nuts a day was also associated with a reduced risk of dying from respiratory disease by 50%, and diabetes by nearly 40%.
- The study included all kinds of tree nuts, such as hazel nuts and walnuts, and also peanuts - which are actually legumes.
"The study included all kinds of tree nuts, such as hazel nuts and walnuts, and also peanuts - which are actually legumes."
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