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Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Elderly Patient

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The nuts are fruits composed of a hard shell and a seed, which is generally edible. In a general context, however, a wide variety of dried seeds are called nuts, but in a botanical context, there is an additional requirement that the shell does not open to release the seed.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

    Antonio Capurso

  2. Department of Biomedical Science, CNR Neuroscience Institute, Padova, Italy

    Gaetano Crepaldi

  3. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy

    Cristiano Capurso

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Capurso, A., Crepaldi, G., Capurso, C. (2018). Nuts. In: Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Elderly Patient. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78084-9_11

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