The Claim
Higher nut consumption is associated with a 10–15% lower risk of death from cancer, with a dose-dependent trend observed across increasing intake levels, after adjustment for smoking, BMI, alcohol use, and other cancer risk factors in two large U.S. cohorts.
What the research says
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People who eat more nuts have a 10–15% lower risk of dying from cancer compared to those who eat fewer nuts, based on observations from two large U.S. studies that accounted for smoking, body weight, alcohol use, and other cancer risk factors.
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Higher nut consumption is associated with a 10–15% lower risk of death from cancer, with a dose-dependent trend observed across increasing intake levels, after adjustment for smoking, BMI, alcohol use, and other cancer risk factors in two large U.S. cohorts.
Eating nuts lowers chronic inflammation and damage from free radicals in the body, which stops cancer cells from growing and spreading, leading to fewer cancer deaths.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
People who ate nuts at least twice a week were 10% to 15% less likely to die from cancer than those who didn’t eat nuts, even when scientists accounted for smoking and weight — so eating nuts is linked to lower cancer death risk.
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