Prospective evaluation of the association of nut/peanut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High intake of nuts has been linked to a reduced risk of mortality. Previous studies, however, were primarily conducted among people of European descent, particularly those of high socioeconomic status.

Objective

To examine the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality in Americans of African and European descent who were predominantly of low socioeconomic status (SES) and in Chinese individuals in Shanghai, China.

Design, setting, and participants

Three large cohorts were evaluated in the study. One included 71 764 US residents of African and European descent, primarily of low SES, who were participants in the Southern Community Cohort Study (SCCS) in the southeastern United States (March 2002 to September 2009), and the other

SUBMITTER: Luu HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4474488 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature