Weight Loss

Almonds help dieters lose weight, according to study

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, December 1st, 2003

Adding fuel to the latest debate in the nutrition community, a study published in the International Journal of Obesity shows that in two groups eating two different diets containing the same number of daily calories over 6 months, one group lost more weight than the other.

In this study, 65 overweight and obese adults - 70% of whom had type 2 diabetes - were put on one of two diets designed for weight loss. The first group ate a liquid formula-based, low-calorie diet containing moderate fat from almonds (39% total fat, 25% monounsaturated fat, 35% carbohydrate as% of energy). The second group ate a liquid formula-based, low-fat, low-calorie diet including...

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