Several of the largest cohort studies including the Adventist Study, the Iowa Women's Health Study, the Nurses, Health Study, and the Physicians; Health Study have shown that consuming nuts and seeds correlates with a consistent 30 percent to 50 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, and stroke. Decreased cholesterol has also been associated with eating nuts. Nuts Consumption Approved by the FDA and the American Heart Association Beginning in 2003, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledged the impressive evidence for an association between nut consumption and CVD risk by approving the following health claim for nuts: Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces (42 g) per day of most nuts as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. In 2010,…
