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    Go nuts

    Oct 30, 2023 3 minutes

    QUESTION:

    Are nuts good for mental health? I recently read that nuts helped with depression.

    ANSWER:

    Nuts are the chameleon of the food and nutrition world – seamlessly shifting from the realm of tasty, savoury snack offered alongside a cold beer on a night out to topping the healthiest food lists worldwide.

    Nuts are delicious and nutritious, and therein lies the bonus – because, as you suggest, recent research has found nuts benefit our cardiovascular and mental health, too.

    Peanuts and tree nuts are rich in essential micronutrients, including folate, niacin,

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