A new study shows that walnut consumption is especially potent for heart health, and the earlier you start, the better the benefit. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the details of the study and why walnuts are an important shield against heart disease.References:Steffen, L. M., Yi, S. Y., Duprez, D., Zhou, X., Shikany, J. M., &amp; Jacobs, D. R., Jr (2021). Walnut consumption and cardiac phenotypes: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases: NMCD, 31(1), 95–101. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8574984/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8574984/</a>

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Diet Science is a fun 7 to 8 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC.  Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. She's the author of The Science of Skinny, released by Perseus June 2012, and The Science of Skinny Cookbook, which was released December 2014.