Filling the blanks with missing words People have long known that nuts are partof a healthy diet. However, scientists in the Netherlands recently found thatyou do not need to eat many to get all the health benefits. The researchersfound that eating a handful of nuts or peanuts every day is 1 from several major diseases. Piet van den Brandt, a professor of epidemiologyat Maastricht University, led the research. He says that eating nuts protectsthe health of both men and women. " 2 for both men and women, andthat was on total mortality – any cause of death." Professor van den Brandt adds that you donot need as many nuts as health experts earlier suggested. "What we foundis that the beneficial effect(s) of nuts and peanuts is 3 than has been suggested before." About 10grams a day is enough to get the full health benefits of nuts. That is about an 4 . Nuts are high in fat and calories. So,eating a handful before dinner can help you to eat less. But eating too manycan 5 altogether. However, the researchers foundthat many peanut butters did not give the same health benefits as plainpeanuts. That is because most peanut butters 6 . Also, when choosing which nuts to eat,avoid those stored or roasted in oil. Dry-roasted is better but still the hightemperatures can kill the healthy nutrients. Nuts are most healthy if you eatthem raw. Almonds are among the least fatty nuts.Almonds also have calcium and are high in Vitamin E. Vitamin E helps to protectthe body from disease. And it's good for skin and eyes. Chestnuts are the nutwith 7 . Chestnuts are rich in 8 . And in their raw form, chestnutsare a good source of vitamin C. Roasted chestnuts are a popular treat in thewinter. If you do not eat meat, cashews are a goodsubstitute. Cashews have 9 , like iron and zinc. They also havethe mineral magnesium, which may help to improve memory. Walnuts are loaded with antioxidants,compounds that may help protect against cancer. They are also loaded withheart-friendly fats and omega-3s. So, walnuts are a good choice for people whodo not eat fish. Pecans are good if you want to feel less tired and pistachioscan help 10 .