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Daily nut consumption among older adults corresponded with a sustained healthy lifespan that lacked adverse health outcomes like dementia or physical disabilities, results of a prospective cohort study suggest.

DENVER — The ideal planetary health diet — one that is good for both people and the planet — may be one daily serving of protein and dairy, with a high intake of a variety of plant-based foods, an expert said.

Tree nuts, despite being consumed by a relatively small percentage of Americans, were linked to a decreased risk for CVD and cardiometabolic risk factors, a study in Current Developments in Nutrition showed.

Frequent nut consumption was linked to reduced cognitive decline for at-risk older adults, according to the results of research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Almonds could be incorporated into the diets of habitual snackers to improve diet quality without concerns about weight gain, according to the results of a year-long randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Adding just 1 oz of walnuts to the diets of children and adults who typically do not eat any nuts was associated with significant improvements in healthy index eating scores, a recent study showed.

Recent data revealed that regular peanut and tree nut consumption was associated with higher survival rates among long-term breast cancer survivors, particularly those with higher total energy intake and early-stage cancer.

Walnut consumption and lipid levels in older individuals.

Healthy older adults who consumed walnuts daily for 2 years experienced reductions in total cholesterol and LDL, as well as small and total LDL particles, according to results of the WAHA trial.

Eating an additional half serving of nuts each day was associated with less weight gain and a reduced risk for obesity, according to findings published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.