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Nut consumption has long been linked to healthy lifestyles. Now, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine extends the finding and demonstrates a strong association with improved mortality. | |||
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[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1307352#t=abstract Association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality]<br> | [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1307352#t=abstract Association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality]<br> | ||
by Ying Bao, M.D., et al, ''New England Journal of Medicine'', 369:2001-2011, 21 November, 2013 | by Ying Bao, M.D., et al, ''New England Journal of Medicine'', 369:2001-2011, 21 November, 2013 | ||
An interesting feature on the NEJM website is this [http://www.nejm.org/action/clickThrough?id=6092&url=%2Faction%2FshowMediaPlayer%3Fdoi%3D10.1056%2FNEJMoa1307352%26aid%3DNEJMoa1307352_attach_1&loc=%2F 3-minute video] description of the study, which does an excellent job summarizing the study in nontechnical language. | |||
[http://www.nejm.org/action/clickThrough?id=6092&url=%2Faction%2FshowMediaPlayer%3Fdoi%3D10.1056%2FNEJMoa1307352%26aid%3DNEJMoa1307352_attach_1&loc=%2F 3-minute video] | |||
Submitted by Paul Alper | Submitted by Paul Alper | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 23 December 2013
Nuts and death
Go nuts! Consumption of nuts linked to mortality benefit
by Larry Husten, (contributing medical news journalist), Forbes, 20 November, 2013
As described here:
Nut consumption has long been linked to healthy lifestyles. Now, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine extends the finding and demonstrates a strong association with improved mortality.
The study referred to here is:
Association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality
by Ying Bao, M.D., et al, New England Journal of Medicine, 369:2001-2011, 21 November, 2013
An interesting feature on the NEJM website is this 3-minute video description of the study, which does an excellent job summarizing the study in nontechnical language.
Submitted by Paul Alper