Increased Nut Consumption and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among U.S. Men and Women: Three Large Prospective Cohort Studies (OR17-08-19)

To evaluate the association of changes in total consumption of nuts and in specific type of nuts (e.g., walnuts, other tree nuts, peanuts) and subsequent risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in three large prospective cohorts of U.S. men and women. We included 34,222 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986–2012), 77,957 women from the Nurses’ Health Study (1986–2012), and 80,756 women from the Nurses’ Health Study II...