CANCER PREVENTION Population studies suggest that 90 % of large bowel cancer deaths are diet related and that generally, foods labeled as high fat foods influence the risk of colon cancer. Although it is widely accepted that increased consumption of almonds and other nuts confer health benefits towards heart disease The results of subgroup analyses by gender suggest that a modest intake of an average of ~ 16 g of nuts and seeds daily. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Almond consumption fits well with current American Heart Association guidelines to replace saturated fats with unsaturated fats and with the National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines to liberalize total fat intake, specifically from monounsaturated fat. Results showed that patients with elevated cholesterol who ate about one ounce of almonds each day lowered their LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol at least 3%. There was an even greater decrease for those who ate about two handfuls of almonds per day, indicating that there is a dose response effect. “We found that almonds reduce coronary heart disease risk factors in a dose-dependent manner and may be used as healthy snacks without weight gain.