Why GPs should advise diabetes patients to go nuts for nuts
Regular servings of walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts and cashews lowers their risk of CVD, study shows
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People with diabetes who regularly eat nuts may be less likely to develop heart disease than their counterparts who rarely, if ever, consume nuts, a US study suggests.
Those with type 2 diabetes who eat at least five 28g servings of nuts a week are 17% less likely to develop heart disease than people with diabetes who have no more than one serving of nuts weekly, the study shows.