Almonds Improve Heart Health and Weight Loss, According to Study. The research appeared in Obesity. Nuts are abundant in protein but high in fat, which deters weight loss.
Almonds or carbohydrate-rich snacks, both diets successfully lowered body weight by roughly 7kg.
Nuts like almonds are tasty snacks. They're strong in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals, but they're also heavy in fat, which may lead to weight gain.
Nuts contain unsaturated fats – or healthy fats – which can improve blood cholesterol levels, ease inflammation, and contribute to a healthy heart.
The effects of an almond-supplemented diet with a nut-free diet to identify any influence on weight and cardiometabolic outcomes.
Both the nut and nut-free diets resulted in approximately 9.3 per cent reduction in body weight over the trial.
Yet the almond-supplemented diets also demonstrated statistically significant changes in some highly atherogenic lipoprotein subfractions, which may lead to improved cardiometabolic health in the longer term.
Additionally, nuts have the added benefit of making you feel fuller for longer, which is always a pro when you’re trying to manage your weight.
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