The study included a total of 192,655 participants from three different cohorts. Researchers assessed nut consumption every 4 years using validated food frequency questionnaires. Per 0.5 serving/day increase in total nut consumption was associated with lower risk of CVD, coronary heart disease and stroke. Compared with individuals who remained non-consumers in a 4‐year interval, those who had higher consumption of total nuts (≥0.5 servings/day) had a lower risk of CVD, coronary heart disease and stroke in next 4 years.
The study concluded that increasing total consumption of nuts and intake of individual types of nuts (e.g. walnuts, other tree nuts and peanuts) was associated with a lower risk of CVD. This analysis provides further evidence that incorporating nuts into diet is beneficial for CVD risk, even among those who previously did not consume nuts. These data also support the role of nut intake in the primary prevention of CVD.
Liu, X., Guasch-Ferré, M., Drouin-Chartier, J. P., Tobias, D. K., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Rexrode, K. M., Willett, W. C., Sun, Q., & Li, Y. (2020). Changes in Nut Consumption and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among US Men and Women: 3 Large Prospective Cohort Studies. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(7), e013877. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.013877
The study concluded that increasing total consumption of nuts and intake of individual types of nuts (e.g. walnuts, other tree nuts and peanuts) was associated with a lower risk of CVD. This analysis provides further evidence that incorporating nuts into diet is beneficial for CVD risk, even among those who previously did not consume nuts. These data also support the role of nut intake in the primary prevention of CVD.
Liu, X., Guasch-Ferré, M., Drouin-Chartier, J. P., Tobias, D. K., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Rexrode, K. M., Willett, W. C., Sun, Q., & Li, Y. (2020). Changes in Nut Consumption and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among US Men and Women: 3 Large Prospective Cohort Studies. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(7), e013877. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.013877