Posted on 08/19/2017 10:11:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A handful of walnuts may be an effective weight loss tool.
Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and other substances and, in moderation, have been linked to reduced risk of obesity and diabetes. They may also efficiently reduce appetite.
Researchers now may have found out why. They had nine hospitalized obese patients drink, on five consecutive days, either a smoothie containing 48 grams of walnuts (1.7 ounces, or about 14 walnut halves and 315 calories) or a placebo smoothie identical in taste and calorie content. Then, after a month on their regular diet, the patients returned for a second five-day trial, with placebo drinkers on the first trial receiving a walnut smoothie, and vice versa.
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Hope they screened the 9 people for Hypothyroidism, walnuts effect the Thyroid med. Med is a fasting 1, nothing else but coffee for 2 hrs after you take. Several foods are on that list.
Yes, very bitter. Hard to eat even when so directed!
Are we related? Similar ethnicity? Levantian?
I’ve looked into that genetic testing hoping for at least a few whys about some problems I was born with.
The big reason is what if/when genetic screening becomes a way to discriminate in hiring.
Coffee and alcoholic drinks are bitter to me. Some of my relatives despise celery according to them celery tastes terrible. To me, celery has virtually none.
Is this where we post about the diet we’re on and how much weight we’ve lost?
Doctor recommended I cut out most but not all sugar and carbs and eat half a cup of almonds every day for fiber. 12 lbs off in 6 weeks without a sweat, and it’s still dropping.
Same here. Hate the bitter taste of coffee. Beer is almost too bitter to drink unless ice cold.
Even chocolate ice cream unless it’s mixed about 1/4 choc and 3/4 vanilla is too bitter for me.
Wondering if you’re the same.
Yes, very bitter. Hard to eat even when so directed!
Are we related? Similar ethnicity? Levantian?
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Italian (with a little Spanish from the 1500’s), French, Scots Irish, Feather Indian
Is that the same genetic marker that makes cilantro taste bad?
No, cilantro just tastes bad.
I eat nuts all the time.
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