<div><p>Overeating or not eating enough of these 10 foods and nutrients likely contributes to almost half of U.S. deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes.</p><p><em><strong>Three culprits in particular: Bacon, Soda and Nuts.</strong></em> </p><p>The study published in the <a href="http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2608221?resultClick=1">Journal of the American Medical Association </a>singles out these foods and nutrients because of the research linking them with causes of death. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Lead author Renata Micha, found that too much salt was the biggest problem, which accounts for about 10 percent of deaths, followed by undereating nuts, seeds, and seafood counting for 8 percent of deaths.</p><p>Here are the study's recommendations for avoiding an early death by salt:</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Which-is-Healthier-Nuts-or-Seeds.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Which-is-Healthier-Nuts-or-Seeds_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Which-is-Healthier-Nuts-or-Seeds_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Which-is-Healthier-Nuts-or-Seeds_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>"Good" ingredients</strong></p><p>Fruits: 3 average-sized fruits daily</p><p>Vegetables: 2 cups cooked or 4 cups raw vegetables daily</p><p>Nuts/seeds: 5 1-ounce servings per week about 20 nuts per serving</p><p>Whole grains: 2 1/2 daily servings</p><p>Polyunsaturated fats, found in many vegetable oils: 11 per cent of daily calories</p><p>Seafood: about 8 ounces weekly</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/steak_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>"Bad" Ingredients</strong></p><p>Red meat: 1 serving weekly - 1 medium steak or the equivalent</p><p>Processed meat: None recommended</p><p>Sugary drinks: None recommended</p><p>Salt: 2,000 milligrams daily - just under a teaspoon.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>[Source: <a href="http://www.metronews.ca/life/food/2017/03/07/bacon-soda-too-few-nuts-tied-to-big-portion-of-us-deaths.html">Metro news</a>]</p></div>