Eating nuts doesn't seem to make Mediterranean adults more likely to become overweight or obese over about two years.

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Nut Consumption and Weight Gain in a Mediterranean Cohort: The SUN Study

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2007 Jan

The study looked at whether eating nuts affects weight gain or becoming overweight/obese. It found that while nuts may help prevent large weight gains, they don’t significantly affect the chances of becoming overweight or obese.

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Nut Consumption and Weight Gain in a Mediterranean Cohort: The SUN Study

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DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.507

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