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Regular nut consumption has been found to be able to increase life expectancy according to a new study published in the The New England Journal of Medicine. 

‘Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality’ was the title of the study and it was carried out by Dr Bao and his research team at the Channing Division of Network Medicine. The study drew data from 118,962 people over a 30 year period.

The research participants were given questionnaires to ask how often they had eaten a 28g serving of nuts during the last year.

From this information, the research team were able to conclude that those who ate nuts regularly were likely to live longer that those who did not. … Read More