Consuming nuts at least two times a week is linked with a 17% lesser risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, as per to a research that was presented at ESC (European Society of Cardiology) Congress 2019 in cooperation with the World Congress of Cardiology. Dr. Noushin Mohammadifard—Study’s Author from ICRC (Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute), Iran—stated, “Nuts are a rich source of unsaturated fat and have lesser saturated fat. They also have vitamins, protein, minerals, fiber, polyphenols, and phytosterols, which benefit heart health. Studies from Europe and the U.S. have linked nuts with cardiovascular protection but there is inadequate data from the Eastern Mediterranean Region.”
This research analyzed the link amid nut consumption and the perils of cardiovascular disease and casualty in the Iranian population. For a study, around 5,432 adults aged 35 Years and older having no history of cardiovascular disease were selected from rural and urban areas of the Arak, Isfahan, and Najafabad counties. The consumption of nuts counting almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, and seeds was examined in 2001 with a corroborated food frequency questionnaire. The research showed that eating nuts two or more times every week was linked with a 17% lesser peril of cardiovascular deaths in comparison to eating nuts once every two weeks. The association was strong even after changing factors that can influence the relationship such as sex, age, smoking, education, and physical activity. The intake of the nut was inversely linked with the other results but lost implication after adjustment.
On a similar note, recently, a study showed that consuming nuts might decrease cardiovascular disease menace for people having diabetes. Consuming more nuts, mainly tree nuts, might reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease amongst people having type II diabetes. The new research was published in Circulation Research, which is an AHA’s (American Heart Association) journal.