In their many variations, nuts are a superfood praised as rich sources of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, proteins, and other bioactive compounds. Chestnuts are champions for vitamin C, for instance.

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In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and prostate cancer risk and mortality among 47,299 men in ...

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Berlin, Feb 7 (PTI) Munching on nuts – such as almonds and pistachios – may not only protect you from heart diseases and diabetes, but also help prevent colon cancer, a new study has claimed.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Colon cancer survivors who ate at least two ounces (57 grams) of tree nuts a week - roughly 48 almonds or 36 cashews - were significantly less likely to have their cancer return or ...

Women who've survived breast cancer may want to up their dietary intake of soy, nuts, beans and whole grains, a new analysis finds. A higher intake of soy compounds called isoflavones was especially ...

An observational study of 826 patients with stage III colon cancer showed that those who consumed two ounces or more of nuts per week had a 42% lower chance of cancer recurrence and 57% lower chance ...

While most people know that nuts contain vitamins and minerals, you may not realize just how many health benefits are associated with the salty snack. Perhaps most surprising of all, considering their ...

DALLAS -- Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease -- in fact, were less likely to die of any cause -- during a 30-year ...