A nutty diet may cut heart disease risk - Health - Diet and nutrition - msnbc.com

A nutty diet may cut heart disease risk - Health - Diet and nutrition - msnbc.com
Here's a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year — along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish — may help undo a collection of risk factors for heart disease.

Spanish researchers found that adding nuts worked better than boosting the olive oil in a typical Mediterranean diet. Both regimens cut the heart risks known as metabolic syndrome in more people than a low-fat diet did.