Reuters reports that research published online in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that peanut consumption may be linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease.
TIME reports that investigators “examined three large groups involving more than 70,000 black and white men and women living in the U.S. and more than 130,000 men and women living in Shanghai, China.” The researchers “found that those who ate peanuts across all three groups had improved total mortality and less cardiovascular disease.”
According to MedPage Today “Lifestyle guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology specifically includes nuts as part of a recommended dietary pattern associated with reduced atherosclerotic risk.”