Nuts Boost Sperm.

Eating a handful of almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts every day increases sperm production by nearly 20 percent, according to researchers.

Eating a handful of almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts every day boosts men’s sperm production, new research suggests.

Just a 60g daily serving of the mixed nuts improves their sperm count by 16 per cent, a Spanish study found today. Read more

Half a Handful of Nuts a Day Can Prevent Early Death

A study has found that eating a half a handful of nuts a day cuts the risk of dying of major diseases.

Snacking on just half a handful of nuts a day can cut the risk of dying from a string of major diseases, a new study reveals.

Researchers found that eating at least 10g of nuts or peanuts per day led to a lower risk of dying from respiratory disease, such as asthma and emphysema, and neurodegenerative diseases, which includes dementia.

It also reduced the risk of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases, which include heart attacks and strokes. Read more

Nuts May Help Manage Metabolic Syndrome

Adding nuts to your diet may help manage metabolic syndrome, a set of metabolic abnormalities that includes abdominal obesity and high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high blood glucose levels, all of which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study used the Mediterranean diet, but adding nuts to diets that are otherwise helpful would likely have the same effect.

A traditional Mediterranean diet with an additional daily serving of mixed nuts appears to be useful for managing some metabolic abnormalities in older adults at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the December 8/22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

The metabolic syndrome is a set of metabolic abnormalities that includes abdominal obesity and high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels, all of which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to background information in the article. Read more