Walnuts are a heart-healthy food, certified through the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check program. The Heart-Check mark easily identifies foods that meet the nutritional standards set by the American Heart Association and provides consumers a quick and reliable way to identify heart-healthy foods. Heart disease is the leading cause of death…

New study published in the magazine Archives of Internal Medicine Mediterranean Diet supplemented with walnuts helps to reduce the metabolic syndrome * A new result of the multicenter study PREDIMED demonstrates thatthe Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts, basically walnuts, reduces in 13.7 % the metabolic syndrome and helps in its…

Recent research published online by the Journal of Nutrition, found an inverse relationship between walnut consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in two large prospective cohorts of U.S. women: the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and NHS II. Folsom, CA – (February 27, 2013) Recent research published online by the…

A meta-analysis published in the recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition evaluates how the plant-based omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) offers protective effects on cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Folsom, Calif. – (November 13, 2012) A meta-analysis published in the recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical…

Research published in the recent issue of Biology of Reproduction Papers-in-Press reports that 75 grams (approximately 2.5 ounces) of walnuts consumed per day improved sperm vitality, motility, and morphology (normal forms) in a group of healthy young men between 21-35 years of age. Folsom, CA – (August 16, 2012) Research…

Today, the USDA NASS California Field Office released the annual crop estimate for walnuts, predicting the annual walnut yield to be 485,000 short tons. FOLSOM, Calif. (September 2, 2011) – Today, the USDA NASS California Field Office released the annual crop estimate for walnuts, predicting the annual walnut yield to…