Nuts for your heart. (Lifelines).New research shows that people who eat peanuts and tree nuts two or more times per week have a 47 percent lower risk of sudden cardiac death Sudden Cardiac Death Definition Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected death due to heart problems, which occurs within one hour from the start of any cardiac-related symptoms. SCD is sometimes called cardiac arrest. , and a 30 percent lower risk of coronary heart disease coronary heart disease: see coronary artery disease. coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease Progressive reduction of blood supply to the heart muscle due to narrowing or blocking of a coronary artery (see atherosclerosis). death. Researchers also found that nuts' protective effect is linear, that the more nuts you eat, the greater the protective effect. This study confirms other population studies, including the Adventist Health Study, the Iowa Women's Health Study, and the Harvard Nurses' Health Study Nurses' Health Study Cardiology A large cohort study that evaluated the effect of exogenous HRT on the risk of cardiovascular disease. See Estrogen replacement therapy, Osteoporosis. , which all show heart benefits from peanut and tree nut consumption. (Archives of Internal Medicine The Archives of Internal Medicine is a bi-monthly international peer-reviewed professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of Internal Medicine ) |
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