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Eating nuts lowers the risk of death from heart attacks

European and US studies suggest that consumption of nuts prevents cardiovascular diseases

31-Aug-2019

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Two portions of raw, fresh nuts a week leads to a healthier heart.

People who ate nuts at least twice a week are 17 % less likely to die from cardiovascular disease.

Guidelines from the ESC list 30g of unsalted nuts per day as one of the characteristics of a healthy diet.

Research was presented at the ESC Congress 2019 with the World Congress of Cardiology.

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Noushin Mohammadifard

Nutrition Researcher at Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute

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