The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international research papers, recently published, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a regular handful of nuts in a healthy diet. A calorie-restricted diet enriched with tree nuts and peanuts reduces the expression of CX3CR1 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells … Continue reading New nut research: November 2021

The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international research papers, recently published, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a regular handful of nuts in a healthy diet. Dietary patterns characterized by fat type in association with obesity and type 2 diabetes: A longitudinal study of UK … Continue reading New nut research: October 2021

A new study looking at the types of fat people eat has found those who consume more ‘healthy fats’ are less likely to put on weight than those who eat ‘unhealthy fats’, despite eating the same number of kilojoules (1).  The findings, by Deakin University researchers, provide further evidence of the benefits of a diet … Continue reading Study: Healthy fats can prevent weight gain

The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international papers, outlining new nut research published around September 2021, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a regular handful of nuts in a healthy diet. Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta-analysis and dose–response meta-regression … Continue reading New nut research: September 2021

Nuts have cemented their place as a heart-healthy food, but what about their effect on weight? The largest and most comprehensive review of the evidence on nuts and weight, published in Obesity Reviews, sets the record straight (1). The systematic review and meta-analysis of six prospective cohort studies and 86 randomised controlled trials (RCTs), involving … Continue reading Are nuts a weighty concern?

Regularly eating a handful of nuts could drastically cut your odds of having a stroke, according to a major new study (1). The research, just published in the journal Nutrients, found frequent nut consumers (those who ate a handful of nuts ≥ 5 times/week) were 19% less likely to have a stroke, compared with those … Continue reading Nuts cut stroke odds

Eating a handful of nuts could give you an extra 25 minutes of ‘healthy life’ every day, according to a study just published in the journal Nature Food (1). About the research Researchers from the University of Michigan developed a world-first ‘Health Nutritional Index’ (HENI). They used this to assess whether 5,853 individual foods, consumed … Continue reading Research: A handful of nuts adds 25 minutes to your life

The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international papers, outlining new nut research published around July 2021, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a regular handful of nuts in a healthy diet. The 3-year effect of the Mediterranean diet intervention on inflammatory biomarkers related to cardiovascular … Continue reading New nut research: July 2021

The body of evidence about nuts and health continues to grow. These local and international papers, outlining new nut research, corroborate decades of research about the importance of a regular handful of nuts in a healthy diet. Health benefits related to tree nut consumption and their bioactive compounds. (2021)This review summarises the research for the … Continue reading New nut research: June 2021