The International Journal of Epidemiology said a
long term study has revealed that daily
consumption of certain amount of nuts and
peanuts lowers risk of early death caused by many
common diseases.
It said on Friday in London that this discovery was contained in a new study recently published.
It said researchers from Maastricht University in the
Netherlands collected the dietary and lifestyle data
of more than 120,000 Dutchmen and women in
1986.
The Journal said the individuals were aged between 55 to 69 years old.
It said a decade later, when researchers looked at
the individuals s mortality rate, they found that
there was an average 23 per cent lower risk of 10
year mortality across all diseases among those
eating at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts a day. The study noted that significant decrease of risk
can be seen in some diseases like 45 per cent for
neurodegenerative disease, 39 per cent for
respiratory disease, 30 per cent for diabetes,
according to the research.
The study, however, cautioned that researchers said they would not count peanut butter as a
healthy food, as it was high in salt and trans fats.

Time to hunt down some nuts...nice discovery
#first to comment...
also Worths FP

OK will increase my intake

Pls Which nuts are they talking about?

as 4rm tommorow im gona b rooting 4 nuts everyday

Mtsw.
So nuts is now god

brightnelly:
Pls Which nuts are they talking about?

I know tiger (hausa) nuts is included...

mrsefan:
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The study, however, cautioned that researchers said they would not count peanut butter as a
healthy food, as it was high in salt and trans fats.

BEWARE of peanut butter!
Na fattening machine!
Some call it SPINACH spice!

Even fried peanut (ground nut) ain't so good..
Its amply available in Nigeria so some people might go biwack! On it...

MuhdG:
Mtsw. So nuts is now god

lots of fibre... Means less sugar... Means less diabetic tendencies..