date:Jul 29, 2013
ty acids and prior research shows walnutsimprove cardio-metabolic risk factors. T he current study was intended to investigate the associationbetween walnut consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The study was based on data from 58,063 women aged 52 to 77 years in the Nurses Health Study (NHS)and 79.893 women aged 35 to 52 years in NHS II. All participants were free of diabetes mellitus,cardiovascular disease and cancer at baseline. Walnut consumption was surveyed every four year