Nut Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease Risk

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Abstract
Although the majority of the literature connecting diet to coronary heart disease (CHD) and serum lipids has focused on nutrient intake, recent studies have emphasized the effect of individual foods on serum lipids and the risk of CHD. Because foods are unique combinations of nutrient and non-nutrient chemicals with many unknown biological actions, it is important to study the effects of natural foods on risk factors and the risk of chronic disease. Epidemiological research on nutrients is often translated into dietary recommendations for the general population. It is important for such research to evaluate foods as well as nutrients, however, since most individuals and institutions will change their nutrient intake largely by their choice of foods.1

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