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==Nuts and death==
==Forsooth==
[http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryhusten/2013/11/20/go-nuts-consumption-of-nuts-linked-to-mortality-benefit/ Go nuts! Consumption of nuts linked to mortality benefit]<br>
by Larry Husten, (contributing medical news journalist), ''Forbes'', 20 November, 2013
 
As described here, "Nut consumption has long been linked to healthy lifestyles. Now, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine extends the finding and demonstrates a strong association with improved mortality."
 
The study referred to here is:
 
:[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1307352#t=abstract Association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality]<br>
:by Ying Bao, M.D., et al, ''New England Journal of Medicine'', 369:2001-2011, 21 November, 2013
 
An interesting feature on the NEJM website is this [http://www.nejm.org/action/clickThrough?id=6092&url=%2Faction%2FshowMediaPlayer%3Fdoi%3D10.1056%2FNEJMoa1307352%26aid%3DNEJMoa1307352_attach_1&loc=%2F 3-minute video] description of the study, which does an excellent job summarizing the analysis in nontechnical language.
 
Submitted by Paul Alper

Revision as of 21:58, 2 January 2014

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