The Claim

Nut and peanut consumption is not significantly associated with reduced risk of death from cancer or diabetes in low-income U.S. and Chinese populations.

Source: Prospective Evaluation of the Association of Nut/Peanut Consumption With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

What the research says

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In plain English

In low-income populations in the U.S. and China, eating nuts and peanuts does not show a statistically significant reduction in deaths from cancer or diabetes.

See the scientific wording

Nut and peanut consumption is not significantly associated with reduced risk of death from cancer or diabetes in low-income U.S. and Chinese populations, despite associations observed in other studies.

Why this might work

People with low income eat fewer nuts and peanuts, so their bodies get less of the compounds that normally help control inflammation and blood sugar. Without enough of these compounds, the body cannot reduce the damage that leads to cancer or diabetes deaths.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Prospective Evaluation of the Association of Nut/Peanut Consumption With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

    The study found that eating nuts and peanuts didn’t lower the chance of dying from cancer or diabetes in poor people in the U.S. and China, even though it helped reduce heart disease deaths. So, the claim is right.

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