The Claim
Nut consumption is not significantly associated with reduced cancer mortality in male physicians aged 65 and older over a 9.6-year follow-up period.
What the research says
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In male physicians aged 65 and older, eating nuts does not lead to a statistically significant reduction in deaths from cancer over a 9.6-year period.
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Nut consumption is not significantly associated with reduced cancer mortality in male physicians aged 65 and older over a 9.6-year follow-up period, despite a trend toward lower risk, suggesting that any protective effect of nuts against cancer-related death is either absent or too small to detect in this population.
Eating nuts lowers bad cholesterol and reduces swelling in blood vessels, which prevents plaque buildup and keeps blood pressure down, leading to fewer heart-related deaths.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Nut consumption and risk of mortality in the Physicians' Health Study.
In older men, eating nuts regularly didn’t clearly lower the chance of dying from cancer, even though it did lower the chance of dying from heart problems. The study found no strong link between nuts and cancer deaths.
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