Eating Almonds Can Lead to Weight Loss, Board Maintains
August 30, 2007 by
According to a study released by the Almond Board of California, which will be published in the British Journal of Nutrition's September issue, individuals who eat almonds regularly tend to weigh less than individuals who don't regularly eat almonds even though
more calories are consumed daily.
In the study, 20 women (most of whom were overweight), were instructed to consume 344 calories worth of almonds (a little over 2 ounces) daily for a period of 10 weeks and then eat their normal daily diets for a period of ten weeks. The study reported that the women had no significant weight gain during the time they consumed almonds.
Because they ate almonds, they met the daily recommendations of high magnesium and vitamin E content.
The researchers found that the daily intake of almonds replaced other foods in their normal daily diet which made the participants feel satisfied as well as decreasing the amount of total carbohydrate intake.
The researchers reported that the fiber available in almonds may block some of the fat content in almonds.
The study's co-author and R.D. from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, Rick Mattes, Ph.D., said that according to the data, eating one to three daily ounces of almonds helps lower LDL cholesterol levels and does not contribute to weight gain.
In the study, another control group was instructed to eat their regularly daily diet with no almonds. Both groups (the ones who ate almonds along with their daily diet and the ones who did not), took a break for a period of three weeks and then switched so that the first group didn't eat almonds with their daily diet and the second group ate almonds with their daily diet.
The study included data that measured physical activity, metabolic rates and body weight. The assessment was performed by measuring blood levels of vitamin E and diet records. Almonds increase the level of vitamin E in the blood.
An extra 77 calories were consumed when the individuals ate the daily 344 calories worth of almonds.
Eating Almonds Can Lead to Weight Loss, Board Maintains
In the study, 20 women (most of whom were overweight), were instructed to consume 344 calories worth of almonds (a little over 2 ounces) daily for a period of 10 weeks and then eat their normal daily diets for a period of ten weeks. The study reported that the women had no significant weight gain during the time they consumed almonds.
Because they ate almonds, they met the daily recommendations of high magnesium and vitamin E content.
The researchers found that the daily intake of almonds replaced other foods in their normal daily diet which made the participants feel satisfied as well as decreasing the amount of total carbohydrate intake.
The researchers reported that the fiber available in almonds may block some of the fat content in almonds.
The study's co-author and R.D. from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, Rick Mattes, Ph.D., said that according to the data, eating one to three daily ounces of almonds helps lower LDL cholesterol levels and does not contribute to weight gain.
In the study, another control group was instructed to eat their regularly daily diet with no almonds. Both groups (the ones who ate almonds along with their daily diet and the ones who did not), took a break for a period of three weeks and then switched so that the first group didn't eat almonds with their daily diet and the second group ate almonds with their daily diet.
The study included data that measured physical activity, metabolic rates and body weight. The assessment was performed by measuring blood levels of vitamin E and diet records. Almonds increase the level of vitamin E in the blood.
An extra 77 calories were consumed when the individuals ate the daily 344 calories worth of almonds.
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