Once shunned as a high fat, high kilo joule snacks, nuts are now staking claim to a reputation as health food for the heart. Researchers found that men who ate a couple of handfuls of nuts every week had a 47% lower risk of sudden death due to cardiac arrest than those who ate nuts less often. Why are nuts so heart healthy? It may be because they're high in unsaturated fats, magnesium and vitamin E. Munching nuts may also help protect against dementia. Scientist also found that people with a diet rich in foods containing vitamin E were less likely to develop Alzheimer's.
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