Research

Nuts and body weight

The body's compensatory responses offset 65–75% of the energy from nuts: people unconsciously eat less of other things. Over 1–6 months, nut consumption produced little or no change in weight. The point is neutrality, not weight loss.

Sources

  • Mattes, Kris-Etherton & Foster, 2008, The Journal of Nutrition (PMID 18716179)