Nut Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The associations between specific types of nuts, specifically peanuts and walnuts, and cardiovascular disease remain unclear.

Objectives

The authors sought to analyze the associations between the intake of total and specific types of nuts and cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke risk.

Methods

The authors included 76,364 women from the Nurses' Health Study (1980 to 2012), 92,946 women from the Nurses' Health Study II (1991 to 2013), and 41,526 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986 to 2012) who were free of cancer, heart disease, and stroke at baseline. Nut consumption was assessed using food frequency questionnaires at baseline and was updated every 4 years.

Results

During 5,063,439 person-years of follow-up, th

SUBMITTER: Guasch-Ferre M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5762129 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature