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."
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Sounds intriguing. I will have to try!!
Then you will become a self propelled rocket. Just be careful to not get close to any flames.
Wellllll.....where’s the recipe? :-)
Honestly? Any brittle recipe you desire and add the candied bacon, but this is the one I follow.
https://natashaskitchen.com/candied-bacon-brittle-video/
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