Peanuts are an easy way to boost your heart health. Chowing down on a handful of nuts is just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study out this week. “Researchers examined nut intake for people from different ethnic groups and lower-income households. Previous studies have linked eating nuts to a lower mortality but had generally focused on higher-income, white populations. Researchers claim the new study is the first to discover all races could potentially benefit from eating nuts. They examined three large groups involving more than 70,000 black and white men and women living in the U.S. and more than 130,000 men and women living in Shanghai. The results found that those who ate peanuts across all three groups had improved total mortality and less cardiovascular disease.” While the study confirms previous findings that peanuts and tree nuts can both potentially lower heart disease risk, the researchers warn that the findings are just an association. “The study was based on observational data collected from questionnaires, rather than clinical trials, so they cannot determine whether peanuts are specifically responsible for a lower risk of death.

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