It comes as no surprise to us that nuts are packed with nutrients that are essential for metabolic health. However, did you think that the daily consumption of nuts could help you keep off the weight we tend to gain as we enter adulthood? Well, it's true. The daily serving of nuts can greatly help in keeping weight in control.
Two studies have recently been conducted and they will present the findings at Scientific Sessions 2018, a conference to be held by the American Heart Association (AHA) in Chicago, IL. While the first study — led by Xiaoran Liu, Ph.D., a research associate in the nutrition department of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA — looked at the long-term effects of nuts and peanuts on body weight., the second one examined the effects of Brazil nuts on satiety, blood sugar, and insulin response. The second study has been supervised by Mee Young Hong, Ph.D., a registered dietician and a professor in the School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University in California.
One author from the studies conducted said, “People often see nuts as food items high in fat and calories, so they hesitate to consider them as healthy snacks, but they are in fact associated with less weight gain and wellness.” “Once people reach adulthood, they start to gradually gain about 1 pound a year of weight, which seems small. But if you consider gaining one pound over 20 years, it accumulates to a lot of weight gain,” Liu noted. “Adding 1 ounce of nuts to your diet in place of less healthy foods — such as red or processed meat, french fries or sugary snacks — may help prevent that slow, gradual weight gain after you enter adulthood and reduce the risk of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases,” Liu added.
