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. 2026 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. (Lichtenstein et al, 2026).The … Continue reading New research: April 2026

Research continues to highlight the role of diet in reproductive health, with a new study finding a link between nut consumption and improved sperm quality (1). The study, involving 222 healthy young men aged 18 to 40 years, found higher nut consumption (≥7 servings/week) to be linked with greater total sperm count and sperm concentration, … Continue reading New research: Nuts and male fertility

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. Nut consumption and sperm quality in healthy men: Results from the Led-Fertyl Study. (Davila-Cordova et al, 2026).In this cross-sectional … Continue reading New research: March 2026

Autumn has a way of bringing comfort food back to the table. It’s the season of meals that fill the kitchen with warmth. The kind of nourishing, satisfying dishes made to be savoured as the temperature drops and the days shorten. And at the heart of it all? Nuts. Rich in flavour, with a satisfying … Continue reading Autumn comfort food, elevated with nuts

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. Effects of peanut butter supplementation on older adults’ physical function: A 6‐month randomised controlled trial. (Feyesa et al, 2026).This … Continue reading New research: February 2026

Earlier this year, Food Ministers from Australia and New Zealand agreed to move toward mandatory Health Star Ratings (HSR) on all packaged foods sold in Australia and New Zealand. As a result, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is now calling for submissions (Proposal P1067) in this area. Nuts for Life supports FSANZ’s assessment that … Continue reading Nuts and the Health Star Rating

A new study suggests that eating nuts at least three times a week may be linked to a significantly lower risk of depressive symptoms (1). The meta-analysis, of seven observational studies involving 70,136 participants, found that higher nut consumption was associated with a reduced risk of depressive symptoms, with a clear threshold effect. Compared with … Continue reading Study finds nuts may reduce risk of depressive symptoms

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. The association between nut consumption and risk of depressive symptoms: A meta-analysis of observational studies. (Kim et al, 2025).This … Continue reading New research: January 2026

New research suggests that eating two servings of peanuts a day may help support brain health in older adults (1). Researchers at Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands investigated the longer-term effects of peanut consumption on brain vascular function and cognitive performance. They found that, after four months of eating 60g of peanuts daily, … Continue reading Peanuts and brain health