It has long been known to everyone that nuts are an incredibly useful product for the human body, which can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Prove it was the Swedish doctors, whose work was told by representatives of scientific publications.

The text of the study says that the experiment was supported by more than 60,000 Swedish residents aged 45 to 83 years. Volunteers talked about how their eating habits developed and what influenced them, affecting the lifestyle theme. After that, the doctors observed the state of the subjects' health for 17 years.

During this time, the observed were recorded about 5 thousand heart attacks. The lethal of them were 918 cases. Atrial fibrillation (one of the dangerous types of arrhythmia) was able to notice more than 7.5 thousand.

Scientists have been able to establish that nuts lovers have a risk of developing heart failure below about 20 percent. At the same time, as a result of consuming a portion of nuts from one to three times per month, the risk of atrial fibrillation decreases by 12 percent.

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Doctors believe that nuts are a natural source of healthy fats, antioxidants, and minerals that positively affect the state of the cardiovascular system.

Source: News Yu.

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