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Eating nuts 'improves health'

Eating nuts significantly reduces a person's chances of dying from heart disease or cancer, research has shown. Scientists found that the more nuts people ate, the less likely they were to die over a period of 30 years.

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Eating nuts reduces 'risk of heart disease and cancer'

Eating nuts significantly reduces a person's chances of dying from heart disease or cancer, research has shown.

Scientists found that the more nuts people ate, the less likely they were to die over a period of 30 years.

A daily handful of nuts cut death rates from any cause by a fifth, reduced those related to heart disease by nearly 30 per cent, and lowered the chances of dying from cancer by 11 per cent.

Regular nut-eaters also enjoyed the added benefit of being slimmer than those who avoided nuts.

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