The Claim
Nut consumption is not significantly associated with a reduced risk of nonsudden coronary heart disease death or nonfatal myocardial infarction, suggesting that any protective effect of nuts may be specific to sudden cardiac death rather than coronary heart disease overall.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Eating nuts does not lower the risk of nonsudden heart attacks or heart-related deaths that are not sudden. Any benefit from nuts may be limited to preventing sudden cardiac death.
See the scientific wording
Nut consumption was not significantly associated with reduced risk of nonsudden coronary heart disease death or nonfatal myocardial infarction, indicating that the protective effect of nuts may be specific to sudden cardiac death rather than coronary heart disease overall.
Eating nuts increases levels of specific fats and minerals in the body that make heart cells less likely to fire abnormal electrical signals. These substances embed into heart cell membranes and make the electrical system more stable, stopping dangerous heart rhythms that cause sudden death without preventing heart attacks or plaque buildup.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Nut consumption and decreased risk of sudden cardiac death in the Physicians' Health Study.
Eating nuts regularly didn't help prevent heart attacks or slow heart-related deaths, but it did lower the chance of sudden, unexpected heart rhythm failures. So nuts might only protect against sudden heart deaths, not all heart problems.
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