Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases now exceeds 180.8 million and the number of deaths is close to 4 million.

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The number of global COVID-19 cases exceeds now 178 million and the number of deaths over 3.8 million, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Last Monday, June 14, there were more than 175 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and almost 3.8 million deaths. The number of new cases reported has declined for seven weeks in a row, being “the longest sequence of weekly declines during the pandemic so far”.

The journal Nutrients has recently published a study which analyzed the effect of consuming almonds for various health indicators like weight, metabolic health biomarkers, and the gut microbiota, among other health benefits.

A recent study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food aimed to explore the cardiovascular benefits of consuming prunes for postmenopausal women. Prunes contain bioactive components that have demonstrated antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.