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Effects of 2-Year walnut-supplemented diet on inflammatory biomarkers.

Cofán, M., S. Rajaram, A. Sala-Vila, C. Valls-Pedret, M. Serra-Mir, I. Roth, T.M. Freitas-Simoes, E. Bitok, J. Sabaté, E. Ros, 2020.  Effects of 2-Year walnut-supplemented diet on inflammatory biomarkers. J Am Coll Cardiol. 76(19):2282–2284

Robust epidemiological evidence suggests that regular nut consumption is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. As summarized in a recent meta-analysis of 19 prospective studies (1),when  comparing extreme quantiles of total nut consumption (2.5 to 28 g/day), total CVD and CVD mortality were  15% and 23% lower, respectively. Walnut consumption independent from other nutsrevealed similar inverse associations with CVD in 3 studies