Healthy Living
Top 10 Cities for Nut Lovers
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Nuts and Your Health The next time you're in the mixed-nuts aisle at the grocery store, pick up a can. Turns out that nuts are even better for you than experts used to think. In fact, eating five 1-ounce servings of pistachios, walnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans and any other type of nut (including peanuts) a week can make your RealAge nearly one year younger. "Nuts do good things to your cholesterol levels," says Keith Roach, MD , Chief Medical Officer of Sharecare and co-creator of the RealAge ® Test . "They also reduce blood levels of inflammation, blood sugar and insulin resistance, and they lower your risk of heart disease and cancer." We asked RealAge Test takers from 50 major metropolitan areas how many ounces of nuts they eat a week. These cities topped the list.
Click through to find out where people are gobbling up the most nuts.
