Nuts. (epidemiologic..)

[TheReds]

Eat nuts or peanuts and live longer

If you eat nuts or peanuts regularly your risk of dying is lower than if you don't. According to a study published by epidemiologists at Harvard Medical School in the New England Journal of Medicine, a diet that is high in nuts and peanuts extends your life expectancy by offering protection...

ergo-log.com

The E or the more protein? Not the O6 i guess. But hight amounts of O6. Does the E keep it safe?

 

[lampofred]

There has to be a reason why peanut/peanut butter cravings are so common... If I start eating peanuts, I can't stop, they are actually addictive for me. Peanut is extremely high in folate, maybe that somehow protects against the PUFA it contains? Just a guess, I don't know

 

[TheReds]

Yea but the combo Fats and salt is big part of that i guess.
Good amount of B3 and magnesium in peanuts.

 

[Braveheart]

some pros and cons......

Nuts and Cardio-Metabolic Disease: A Review of Meta-Analyses - PubMed

Nut consumption appeared to be associated with lower all-cause mortality and CVD and CHD mortality. There was no association between nut consumption and the incidence of T2DM although fasting blood glucose is decreased in intervention studies. In intervention studies nuts lower total cholesterol...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Nuts, PUFA, and Vitamin E - Critical MAS

Last December I did a 3 part series on PUFA (polyunsaturated fats). The Common Enemy in Nutrition The Problem with PUFA Quantifying PUFA, Expert Opinion, and My Conclusion My very brief summary of those posts was that ALL nutritional camps seem to agree that excess PUFA is bad for health...

criticalmas.org

Nuts and seeds…Too much of a good thing? | Kate Deering Fitness & Nutrition

 

[CDT]

VIt E in nutes is definitely protective. Again, it's why we see the benefits of whole foods. Foods high in PUFAs without the accompanying antioxidants (like Vit E) are pretty detrimental to health. Plants store Vit E for this very reason, and it makes sense to consume it in concert with PUFA foods.