Episode 60 – Food for thought: Eating for brain health
July 2026. Listen here: And available everywhere you listen to podcasts, via Podlink: https://pod.link/thehealthyhandful About this episode Dementia is one…
Contemporary research convincingly shows that nuts support a healthy body weight.
They do not cause weight gain in the short-term and likely support improved weight maintenance in the long term.
Despite this, only 2% of Australians meet the target of a handful of nuts a day, with energy density and weight concerns being the major barriers.
So, it is time to rethink nut calories, energy balance and weight?




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Published July 29, 2025
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