Numerous studies have shown a positive correlation
between nut consumption and a reduced incidence of coronary heart disease, gallstones, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, metabolic syndrome and oxidative stress.
Researchers at Harvard «examined the association
between nut consumption and subsequent... mortality» of over a hundred thousand people, followed for decades.
Researchers at Harvard examined the association
between nut consumption and subsequent mortality of over 100,000 people followed for decades.
Although this shows a correlation
between nut consumption and reduced inflammatory markers rather than causation, the results held even when they controlled for other factors that might impact inflammation such as age, gender, and other lifestyle habits.
A consistent reduction in risk was found in various different conditions, which indicates a strong underlying connection
between nut consumption and various health outcomes.
«We found a consistent reduction in risk across many different diseases, which is a strong indication that there is a real underlying relationship
between nut consumption and different health outcomes.
Not exact matches
While there was some variation
between the populations that were studied, such as
between men and women, people living in different regions, or people with different risk factors, the researchers found that
nut consumption was associated with a reduction in disease risk across most of them.
Previously Bao and her colleagues observed an association
between increased
nut consumption and reduced risk of major chronic diseases and even death, but few prospective cohort studies had examined the link
between nut intake and inflammation.
Researchers found no evidence of an association
between total
nut consumption and risk of stroke, but eating peanuts and walnuts was inversely associated with the risk of stroke.
Several previous studies have found an association
between increasing
nut consumption and a lower risk of diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, gallstones, and diverticulitis.
The studies have identified important health risk factors including: persistent organic pollutants consumed through contaminated food may be linked to diabetes; eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may raise gestational diabetes risk; taking in less than a single alcoholic drink per day may still raise the risk of breast cancer; daily
consumption of the amount of cholesterol found in one egg may shorten a woman's lifespan as much as limited smoking; meat intake may be an infertility risk factor; there's a positive association
between teen milk intake, especially skim milk, and teen acne; and
nut consumption does not lead to expected weight gain.