The Claim

Consuming nuts two or more times per week is associated with a 12–17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, with hazard ratios of 0.88 (95% CI, 0.84–0.93) for peanuts and 0.83 (95% CI, 0.79–0.88) for tree nuts, after adjustment for multiple lifestyle and dietary confounders in two large U.S. cohorts.

Source: Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

People who eat nuts two or more times per week have a 12–17% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared to those who eat nuts less frequently, based on data from two large U.S. population studies.

See the scientific wording

Consuming nuts two or more times per week is associated with a 12–17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, with hazard ratios of 0.88 (95% CI, 0.84–0.93) for peanuts and 0.83 (95% CI, 0.79–0.88) for tree nuts, after adjustment for multiple lifestyle and dietary confounders in two large U.S. cohorts.

Why this might work

Eating nuts regularly lowers bad cholesterol and reduces swelling in blood vessels, which prevents dangerous buildups in arteries from breaking off and causing fatal heart attacks or strokes.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

    People who eat nuts at least twice a week were found to be less likely to die from heart disease than those who rarely eat nuts, even when accounting for other healthy habits — the study confirms this link with solid data.

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