Popular pub snack can reduce risk of early death by 23%, according to research

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Nibbling on a popular pub snack could help add years to your life, according to research. Nuts could reduce your risk of early death by as much as 23 pr cent, experts suggests, as well as slashing your likeliness of dying from heart disease by up to 42 per cent.

According to the research, those who regularly snack on nuts were found to be 23 per cent less likely to die from any cause.

Researchers in Iran found that the fibre in nuts can reduce risk of heart disease, as writes Birmingham Live. The study, published in the Elsevier journal Clinical Nutrition, looked at 64 studies, with more than 3.5million participants analysed.In light of the findings, Dr Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, said: “We found that consuming fibre could help you live longer." The medical expert went on: “It’s worth noting that the type of fibre seems to make a difference. “Eating foods high in insoluble fibre, like wheat bran, tend to be more influential in reducing mortality risk compared to consuming sources of soluble fibre like oat bran, barley and lentils.” There is strong evidence that eating plenty of fibre (commonly referred to as roughage) is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer, the NHS says on its website.

Dr Ejtahed said: “Nuts protect against heart disease primarily by improving the lipid and apolipoprotein profiles. Increasing evidence also suggests that nut consumption may protect against it by reducing oxidative stress and inflammation and improving endothelial function.”The NHS says: "A small handful of nuts (30g), such as almonds, can have around 3.8g of fibre.