The Claim

Each additional 28-gram serving of nuts consumed per week is associated with a 4% lower risk of coronary heart disease, as determined by dose-response analysis across multiple prospective cohort studies.

Source: Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Quantitative
1 study reviewed
In plain English

Eating a small handful of nuts every week might help lower your chances of getting heart disease by a little bit.

See the scientific wording

Each additional 28-gram serving of nuts consumed per week is associated with a 4% lower risk of coronary heart disease, based on a dose-response analysis across multiple prospective cohort studies.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    The study found that eating an extra small handful of nuts each week is linked to a 4% lower chance of heart disease, which matches the claim exactly.

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