A recent study(Link is external) by researchers at the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition found that consuming mixed nuts offers a host of benefits that range from improved cardiovascular health to weight management and brighter mood.
Zhaoping Li, MD, chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition at UCLA and the principal investigator of the study, said the evaluation began strictly as a weight-management study, but it was expanded when she and her colleagues decided to collect additional data.
“We were trying to address the question of whether or not a snack such as mixed nuts would cause someone to gain weight due to the increased calories and high-fat content,” Dr. Li said. “Instead, we found that eating mixed nuts during caloric restriction actually decreases cardiovascular risk factors and increases satiety.”
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