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

If you eat more nuts, you might have a lower chance of getting heart disease — people who eat the most nuts seem to have about 1 in 5 fewer cases of heart problems than those who hardly eat any.

If you're an adult and eat nuts at least seven times a week, you might be less likely to die from any cause over time — about 20% less likely, according to this claim.

Eating more nuts might help you live longer — studies show people who eat the most nuts have about a 23% lower chance of dying from heart disease or any cause compared to those who eat the least.

If you're an adult in the Mediterranean region and eat nuts at least twice a week, you're less likely to gain 5 kilograms or more over about two years compared to people who hardly ever eat nuts—even when accounting for things like how active you are or whether you smoke.

If you have metabolic syndrome and eat a lot of walnuts or cashews every day for two months without losing weight, it probably won't improve your cholesterol, blood pressure, or other key health numbers much.