Frequent nut intake and risk of death

[Guest guest]

Hi All, A new nuts are healthy paper is attached. Good munching.

Cheers, Al.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2001 Dec;11(6):372-7

Frequent nut intake and risk of death from coronary heart disease and all

causes in postmenopausal women: the Iowa Women's Health Study.

Ellsworth JL, Kushi LH, Folsom AR.

PMID: 12055701 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Alan Pater, Ph.D.; Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University; St. 's, NF

A1B 3V6 Canada; Tel. No.: (709) 777-6488; Fax No.: (709) 777-7010; email:

apater@...

1: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2001 Dec;11(6):372-7

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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2001 Dec;11(6):362-71.

Frequent nut intake and risk of death from coronary heart disease and all causes

in postmenopausal women: the Iowa Women's Health Study.

Ellsworth JL, Kushi LH, Folsom AR.

Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300

South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Recent epidemiological studies suggest that there is an

inverse association between the frequent consumption of nuts and the risk of

coronary heart disease (CHD), and clinical investigations suggest that diets

high in nuts may reduce serum cholesterol levels. This study assessed whether

the risk of death due to CHD and all causes is reduced in postmenopausal women

who frequently consume nuts. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 1986, 34,111 postmenopausal

women with no known cardiovascular disease reported the frequency of their

consumption of nuts and other foods, as well as other CHD risk factors. During

approximately 12 years of follow-up, 3726 women died, 657 from CHD. After

adjustment for multiple risk factors for CHD and dietary variables, there was an

inverse but not statistically significant association between frequent nut

consumption (two or more 28.5 g servings per week compared with less than one

serving per month) and death from CHD (relative risk 0.81; 95% confidence

interval: 0.60-1.11). There was also a weak inverse association between frequent

nut intake and all-cause mortality (relative risk 0.88; 95% confidence interval:

0.77-0.99, p for trend = 0.047). CONCLUSIONS: Frequent nut consumption may offer

postmenopausal women modest protection against the risk of death from all causes

and CHD.

PMID: 12055701 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

[Guest guest]

Well it should be frequent but kept to a few nuts a day only; nuts are high

in calories.

on 10/11/2002 4:13 PM, Alan Pater at apater@... wrote:

>

> Hi All, A new nuts are healthy paper is attached. Good munching.

>

> Cheers, Al.

>

> Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2001 Dec;11(6):372-7

> Frequent nut intake and risk of death from coronary heart disease and all

> causes in postmenopausal women: the Iowa Women's Health Study.

> Ellsworth JL, Kushi LH, Folsom AR.

> PMID: 12055701 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

>

> Alan Pater, Ph.D.; Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University; St. 's, NF

> A1B 3V6 Canada; Tel. No.: (709) 777-6488; Fax No.: (709) 777-7010; email:

> apater@...

>

>

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