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Press release (American Chemical Society):

Walnuts are top nut for heart-healthy antioxidants

This research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society

ANAHEIM, March 27, 2011 — A new scientific study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts. In a report here today at the 241st National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, scientists presented an analysis showing that walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut.

“Walnuts rank above peanuts, almonds, pecans, pistachios and other nuts,” said Joe Vinson, Ph.D., who did the analysis. “A handful of walnuts contains almost twice as much antioxidants as an equivalent amount of any other commonly consumed nut. But unfortunately, people don’t eat a lot of them. This

Are you a jazz fan in the Denver/Boulder area? Here's a recommended event (free too!)

International jazz trumpeter Hugh Ragin will be giving a concert for his doctorate at University of Colorado, Boulder, on March 9. The public is invited. Hugh is a frequent performer in jazz concerts around the world, and is a director for Colorado Jazz Workshop. If you are a jazz fan, you will want to attend.

All the details about next week's concert are at the University of Colorado Web site. The concert is from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, and the music will be original compositions by Ragin. He will be accompanied by Ronald Jolly, piano; Manuel Lopez, percussion; and John Gunther, lap top realization.

Note (added March 9, 2011): Click to see and hear snippets of the concert.