Eating almonds, walnuts may help fight colon cancer: Study
People with colon cancer who regularly eat almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, and cashews are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who do not, a study claims. Researchers at Yale University Cancer Center in the US followed 826 participants in a clinical trial for a median of 6.5 years after they were treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
Regular nut consumers demonstrated 42% improvement in disease-free survival
Those who regularly consumed at least two one-ounce servings of nuts each week demonstrated a 42% improvement in disease-free survival and a 57% improvement in overall survival. "Further analysis of this cohort revealed that disease-free survival increased by 46% among the subgroup of nut consumers who ate tree nuts rather than peanuts," said Charles S Fuchs, Director of Yale Cancer Center.
Consuming nuts may also reduce insulin resistance
Many previous studies have reported that nuts, among other health benefits, may help reduce insulin resistance, a condition in which the body has difficulty processing the insulin hormone and leads to unhealthy levels of sugar in the blood. Nuts also play a positive role by satisfying hunger with less intake of carbohydrates or other foods associated with poor outcomes, Fuchs noted.
