Tag: almonds

  • Nation & World

    Sorry, fries are no match for almonds

    A Harvard expert challenges a new study that suggests there is little difference between eating a 300-calorie serving of french fries and a 300-calorie serving of almonds every day for a month, in terms of weight gain or other markers for diabetes risk.

    2 minutes
    Choosing healthy or harmful food. Almond nuts or French fries in hand
  • Nation & World

    Nut consumption reduces risk of death

    In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were found to be 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30-year period than those who didn’t consume nuts, say Harvard researchers.

    4 minutes