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,"...