Health Field: Weight

Health Field: Weight

Episode 52 – Re-evaluating nut kilojoule labelling

March 2025. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode Research indicates that the actual kilojoules absorbed by the body from eating nuts is significantly less than the kilojoules stated on food labels. In fact, the 100-year-old system used to calculate kilojoules for food labels, here in Australia and across … Continue reading Episode 52 – Re-evaluating nut kilojoule labelling

Fact sheet: Nuts and weight

Health professional resource. As nuts are an energy-dense food, due to the heart-healthy fats they contain, there’s a widespread perception that eating them will cause weight gain. But decades of research shows this is not true. Nuts are actually linked with a decreased risk of being overweight or obese, and regularly eating nuts reduces body … Continue reading Fact sheet: Nuts and weight

Nuts and weight management: A summary of the scientific evidence

Our new, easy-to-digest summary report outlines the research to date on nuts and body weight, for a health professional audience. Understanding the evidence base is a crucial step towards getting more Australians eating a handful of nuts, every day! The body of evidence, spanning decades, convincingly shows that nuts are a key nutrient-dense food within … Continue reading Nuts and weight management: A summary of the scientific evidence

Episode 36 – What makes almonds a great addition to a weight-loss diet?

October 2023. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode Australians often avoid eating nuts, including almonds, due to their kilojoule and fat content. But a recent randomised trial, by Australian-based researchers, provides further evidence that an energy-restricted diet, containing nuts (almonds, in this case) can promote weight loss and … Continue reading Episode 36 – What makes almonds a great addition to a weight-loss diet?

Are all kilojoules in nuts absorbed?

Nuts may provide up to 26 per cent less kilojoules than previously thought, according to a review of the evidence by Australian-based researchers. A series of studies, from the US Food and Drug Administration (USDA), looked at almonds, cashews, pistachios and walnuts, over a period of six years (1-4). The results suggest the average nut … Continue reading Are all kilojoules in nuts absorbed?

Episode 6 – Nuts and weight

April 2021. About this episode: Nuts are high in healthy fats and are energy (kilojoule) dense. But does this mean that regularly eating nuts is linked to weight gain? No. In fact, the opposite is what we tend to see. Decades of large population-based studies and clinical trials have consistently shown that those who regularly … Continue reading Episode 6 – Nuts and weight

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