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Nuts are not linked to weight gain, says new study
ScienceDaily / University of Toronto / Obesity Reviews ^ | Sept. 22, 2021 | Jim Oldfield / Stephanie K. Nishi et al

Posted on 09/23/2021 11:06:12 AM PDT by ConservativeMind

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that nuts do not contribute to weight gain.

The review of quality research on links between nuts, fat consumption and body weight was recently published in the journal Obesity Reviews and is among the most comprehensive to date.

It provides further evidence that long-standing concerns about nuts and weight gain—often found in popular media and clinical nutrition guidelines—are unwarranted, the researchers say.

"Overall, we found there is no association between nuts and weight gain, and in fact some analyses showed higher nut intake associated with reductions in body weight and waist circumference," said lead author Stephanie Nishi, who was a doctoral student in nutritional sciences in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the time of the study.

"This study really hits home the idea that nuts can be a good option for people with diabetes or cardiovascular risk, but also for all individuals broadly as part of a healthy eating plan, without caveats."

The researchers pooled the results of 121 clinical trials and prospective studies, with over half a million participants in total. They then used a widely accepted system called GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) to gage the quality of the studies.

"We found the certainty of evidence was high for trials and moderate for observational studies," said John Sievenpiper, principal investigator on the study and an associate professor of nutritional sciences and medicine at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

"That's a good indication of no harm from nuts relative to weight gain—no more than any other foods—and there may indeed be a benefit of weight loss in addition to the other widely acknowledged health benefits of nuts."

(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: atkins; keto; lowcarb; nutrition; nuts; onyoumaybe
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No weight gain issues were found with any amount of nuts consumed across the 121 studies compiled and reviewed.

For lower carb people, you are already likely eating more almonds, due to its use as a substitute for wheat.

1 posted on 09/23/2021 11:06:12 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind

Not even if you have a set of brass ones???


2 posted on 09/23/2021 11:08:45 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Mast is one of the best sources of protein and fats.


3 posted on 09/23/2021 11:10:17 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: ConservativeMind

What if they’re really swollen because of the clot shot?


4 posted on 09/23/2021 11:10:22 AM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: ConservativeMind

I dunno- a lot of the nutcases in congress are severely overweight


5 posted on 09/23/2021 11:10:27 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: ConservativeMind

I go through pecans like crazy in low carb. 1 gram net carbs per ounce. Walnuts are similar


6 posted on 09/23/2021 11:10:37 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (20 years on Free Republic, 12/10/20! More than 3700 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: ConservativeMind

Eat all the peanut butter you want. :D


7 posted on 09/23/2021 11:11:18 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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To: ConservativeMind

So I can eat 2000 calories worth of nuts and it’s like I ate nothing? I am SO destroying me some pecans!


8 posted on 09/23/2021 11:12:07 AM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: ConservativeMind

It is not what you eat, it is HOW MUCH YOU EAT.
But heavy proportions of carbs does higher ups and downs in blood sugar, making you hungry sooner.

If you want to lose weight, eat more bacon and lard and less white bread, potatoes and rice.


9 posted on 09/23/2021 11:12:33 AM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the best president in my life time of 81 years and counting..)
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To: ConservativeMind

Yee Haw, Macadamias here I come.


10 posted on 09/23/2021 11:13:10 AM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: ConservativeMind

Fat does not make you fat.

It takes almost as much energy to catabolize fat as you get out of it.

Sugars, on the other hand, yield multiple times more energy than it takes to catabolize them.

Low-fat diets are a dangerous superstition because fats are the building blocks of hormones and can lead to serious hormone deficiencies, especially in the young.


11 posted on 09/23/2021 11:14:17 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Sirius Lee

I had not heard of that term, but now I know.

WHAT IS MAST?
http://www.mast-producing-trees.org/2009/11/what-is-mast/

Thank you!


12 posted on 09/23/2021 11:14:58 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

13 posted on 09/23/2021 11:15:45 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: ConservativeMind

Not unless you get that covid shot.


14 posted on 09/23/2021 11:16:09 AM PDT by Trillian
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To: ConservativeMind

Maybe not, but I’ve seen a lot of overweight nuts walking around.


15 posted on 09/23/2021 11:17:40 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Retrofitted
So I can eat 2000 calories worth of nuts and it’s like I ate nothing? I am SO destroying me some pecans!

I've done that. (a whole can Planter's Deluxe Mixed Nuts) No weight gain, and that's despite the inclusion of cashews, which have more carbs.
16 posted on 09/23/2021 11:18:28 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: cuban leaf

I don’t think peanuts are included in the nut category.


17 posted on 09/23/2021 11:18:28 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 290 days away from outliving Andrew Gold)
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To: Retrofitted

I buy pecan ice cream...and add a handful of pecans...and if you buy waffle cones...you can wind up real happy.


18 posted on 09/23/2021 11:19:47 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: ConservativeMind

Cool. I’ll have the chocolate covered peanut M&Ms.


19 posted on 09/23/2021 11:23:27 AM PDT by Redcitizen
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To: ConservativeMind

Some nuts are 50% or more fat.


20 posted on 09/23/2021 11:24:20 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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