Nuts Effect of weight losing

Studies typically show that about 10-15 per cent of the calorific value of nuts is not absorbed by the stomach, and passes straight out of the body.

so its now accurate to state that whether someone loses, gains or maintains their weight is simply down to ‘calories in and calories out’. This, clearly, is a gross oversimplification of reality. Also, getting people focused on calories can often cause them to construct their diet that are:

1. low in calories, but not particularly healthy
2. don’t really satisfy the appetite very well, causing people to be starving and therefore more likely to go back to their original diet

Nuts are a prime example of why, when considering whether a food is likely to be and weight loss weight gain food, we need to go way beyond the calories it contains. The authors of the review comment: There are claims that energy-dense foods are especially tricky for weight loss and maintenance. Nuts are among the most energy-dense foods consumed, yet the literature consistently documents little impact of their ingestion on body weight. These data suggest that each food must be analyzed logically for its impact on body and weight loss weight gain total diet quality to ensure recommendations about its use is sound and empirically based.

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