The Healthy Nuts

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Forget shakes, herbs, and high-tech energy boosters: The single best supplement for a guy's diet is a handful of nuts. Besides being known for helping fuel athletes through long days of climbing and skiing, nuts can help fight obesity and high blood pressure when added as a snack to a high-veggie, high-fruit diet. But don't just reach for the peanut bowl: There's a science behind which nuts to eat and when to eat them.

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