Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its decision to purchase walnuts as part of the School Lunch Buy, a government sponsored feeding program. FOLSOM, California (March 31, 2009) – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its decision to purchase walnuts as part of the…

Loma Linda University research just published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition compares the effects of walnuts and fatty fish in the fight against heart disease, demonstrating that in healthy individuals, walnuts lower cholesterol more than fish, while fatty fish lower triglycerides. Both can reduce the overall risk of…

True or False: Walnuts can improve the odds of correctly answering a true or false question. The answer is true according to newly published research in the British Journal of Nutrition." Berrien Springs, Mich.—(September 19, 2011) True or False: Walnuts can improve the odds of correctly answering a true or…

Recent findings published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease report walnut consumption in a Mediterranean diet is associated with better memory scores and cognitive function. FOLSOM, Calif., Feb 29, 2012 – Do you recall what you ate for breakfast today or dinner last night? According to new research, you may…

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…