Just out today from the New England Journal of Medicine.
The regular consumption of nuts most days over 30 years is associated with a lower death rate, lower heart attack and respiratory disease rate as well as a lower cancer rate.
They also acknowledge that this group were leaner, less likely to smoke, more likely to exercise, and more likely to use multivitamin supplements and that they also consumed more fruits and vegetables and drank more alcohol.
A thumbs up for a handful of nuts each day
Take the video for the summary.
http://www.nejm.org/action/showMediaPlayer?doi=10.1056%2FNEJMoa1307352&aid=NEJMoa1307352_attach_1&area
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1307352?query=TOC#t=abstract