Eating nuts 'improves health'

Scientists believe that the more nuts people eat, the less likely they are to die over a period of 30 years.

Dr Ying Bao, who co-authored the research from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said:

Here is a breakdown of some of the results from the analysis:

• The results from the analysis showed that all-cause death rates were reduced by 11 per cent in people who ate nuts once a week.
• 13 per cent in those who ate them two to four times a week.
• 15 per cent when nuts were consumed five to six times a week.

• Individuals with a daily nut habit were 20 per cent less likely to die over three decades.

Read: Eating nuts 'significantly' reduces health risks

New research suggests a person's chances of dying from heart disease or cancer is reduced "significantly" by eating nuts, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Dr Charles Fuchs, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, who led the study said: "The most obvious benefit was a reduction of 29 per cent in deaths from heart disease - the major killer of people in America."

He added that there was also a 11 per cent reduction in the risk of people dying from cancer.

The study also found that nut-eaters tend to be more health conscious than average members of the public.

The findings, drawing on data on almost 120,000 US men and women.

Read: 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.