Nuts Are Super Snacks for Healthy Hearts and Blood Sugar

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Nuts and Human Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

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Summary

Eating a handful of nuts every day can help keep your heart strong and your blood sugar steady, especially if you're at risk for diabetes or heart disease.

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Surprising Findings

People ate up to 344 extra calories a day from almonds and still didn’t gain weight.

This contradicts the common belief that 'calories in = calories out' always leads to weight gain, especially with high-fat, high-calorie foods like nuts.

Practical Takeaways

Eat a small handful (30g) of raw walnuts or almonds daily to support heart and blood sugar health.

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Publication

Journal

Nutrients

Year

2017

Authors

Rávila Graziany Machado de Souza, R. Schincaglia, G. Pimentel, J. F. Mota

Open Access
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