Liu G, et al. - In this prospective analysis of 16,217 men and women with baseline diabetes mellitus at baseline or diagnosed at follow-up, researchers assessed the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease and stroke, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality relative to consumption of total and specific nuts, including tree nuts and peanuts. They used a validated food frequency questionnaire to determine nut intake, updated every 2 to 4 years. Findings revealed lower CVD incidence and mortality in relation to higher intake of nuts, particularly tree nuts, among participants with diabetes mellitus. Only lower all-cause mortality was found in relation to peanut consumption. Based on the findings, nuts should be included in healthy dietary patterns for preventing CVD complications and premature deaths among subjects with diabetes mellitus. Risk of stroke incidence or cancer mortality was not significantly linked with total nut consumption.