Actually, studies have shown that people
who consume nuts regularly
Because of the recent data coming out of the Adventist HS - 2 (vegans
who consume nuts and seeds regularly end up living 7 - 8 years longer than vegans who do not), I have been enjoying flaxseeds, walnuts, pecans, cashews, pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds on a daily basis.
People
who consume nuts live longer and cut their risk of stroke in half.
Research indicates that people
who consume nuts regularly present a lower risk of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
Not exact matches
-- Although
nuts are high in fat, frequent
nut eaters are thinner on average than those
who almost never
consume nuts.
After adjusting for age, medical history, lifestyle and other variables, they found that participants
who had
consumed five or more servings of
nuts per week had lower levels of CRP and IL6 than those
who never or almost never ate
nuts.
The researchers found that participants with the lowest DASH diet scores (those
who ate few foods such as fruits, vegetables and
nuts, and
consumed more red meat and sodium) were 16 percent more likely to develop kidney disease than those with the highest DASH scores (those
who ate more of the healthier foods and less of the unhealthy items).
Participants
who ate peanuts or tree
nuts two or more times per week had a 13 percent and 15 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease, respectively, and a 15 percent and 23 percent, lower risk of coronary heart disease, respectively, compared to those
who never
consumed nuts.
In the largest study of its kind, people
who ate a daily handful of
nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30 - year period than were those
who didn't
consume nuts, say scientists from Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Harvard School of Public Health.
These deficiencies can be avoided or remedied through several food sources acceptable to the vegetarian diet, such as orange / yellow and green leafy vegetables, fruits, fortified breakfast cereals, soy drinks,
nuts and milk products (for vegetarians
who consume dairy).
People
who eat foods that are high in monosaturated fat — such as olive oil,
nuts, and avocados — are less likely to store fat in the belly than those
who consume a high - carb diet, according to a study in Diabetes Care.
The opposite was true for women
who had
consumed higher amounts of healthful unsaturated fats — the type in olive oil, avocados,
nut butters, and fatty fish like salmon — during their teen years.
Still, it's worth noting that people
who tended to
consume nuts were also younger, had a lower body mass index, and were more likely to be physically active, which could have something to do with the results.
I have a
nut question — since fat hinders insulin's job of getting glucose into the cells, which can lead to insulin resistance, prediabetes and diabetes, should people
who have these diseases refrain from
consuming nuts?
Minus those unfortunate individuals with
nut allergies
who do not get to experience its creamy greatness (my sincere apologies), I've never met a single soul
who doesn't love
consuming this wonderful concoction, even my dog.
I would love to see a study which compares the whole foods plant based vegan population
who do and do not
consume nuts and / or avocados.
One study even found that the risk of heart disease was 37 % lower for individuals
who ate
nuts more than four times a week compared to those
who never or rarely
consumed nuts.
In all cases, with hormone balance issues, as well as people
who regularly
consume vegetable oils,
nuts and soy, would do well to consider how potent their phytoestrogen intake may be.
The studies on
nuts are done mostly on those
who are already quite unhealthy so it is difficult to state that those
consuming a low fat whole foods plant based diet will benefit.
After adjusting for age, medical history, lifestyle and other variables, they found that participants
who had
consumed five or more servings of
nuts per week had lower levels of CRP and IL6 than those
who never or almost never ate
nuts.
Many vegans eat a lot of these types of foods and even those
who eat raw vegetables,
nuts, and seeds need to be careful to not
consume too many omega 6 fats.
In a recent study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists found that daily
nut consumers were 20 % less likely to die from any cause than those
who didn't
consume nuts.
than people
who rarely
consume nuts.
A rabbit
who eats a substantial quantity of
nuts, or
consumes them with any regularity, is very likely to suffer from digestive problems, nutritional imbalances, and other unpleasant conditions.
Macadamia
nuts and macadamia butter is known to have affected dogs
who have
consumed as few as 6
nuts out of the shell.
What the study's authors concluded was that men and women
who eat at least 10 grams of
nuts or peanuts per day — about half a handful — have a decreased risk of succumbing to several major causes of death compared to people
who don't
consume nuts or peanuts.