Let's Go Nuts!

New diets and supposed “miracle foods” that will increase quality of life and longevity are constantly being put onto the market for people to try. Many swear by secret fruits and strange pills from other countries, but have you ever thought of increasing longevity with walnuts? Well a new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that people who ate nuts more than six times a week had a 20% lower death rate after four years!

Although other studies have been conducted about the correlation between nut consumption and longevity, no study had more than 118,000 participants of men and women. Although these findings tell us that nuts do extend life, the scientists don’t exactly know by how many years. Hopefully this information will be made available to us in the near future. If you feel the urge to try the new life extending fruit or drug, pick up some pistachios from your local food store instead.