Slim and healthy, thanks to nuts: the truth about The former Fattening

Every German eats an average of 1.1 kilograms of nuts in a year. Per day, the equivalent of a measly amount of three grams. It can be - and should be - it is much more. Studies show that people with lower daily a handful of nuts to eat (about 20 grams) of proof of suffering their risk of heart and lungs or dying cancer.

Although not yet finally clarified that there are actually the nuts that have the effect of a positive impact on health. May nut Fans are also just healthier and move more. However, for a certain positive effect of the nut, the ingredients alone: it provides abundant protein, unsaturated fatty acids, dietary fiber, Vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc and Magnesium. Not to mention the numerous secondary plant compounds, which are attributed to various health-promoting properties. So you want to inhibit, among other things, inflammation and, possibly, against different types of cancer, protect, writes the German society for nutrition (DGE).

One reason for the nut-scepticism is likely to be that nuts were frowned upon for a long time as Thick - and as Matbet a sick-maker. However, this Thesis is already refuted. In fact, nuts contain about 20 to 30 percent fewer calories than many calories tables. The reason: Self-zerbissene nuts arrive in small pieces in the stomach, which makes it difficult for the body all the calories catch up. All the nuts walking completely unmolested through the stomach and intestines. Based on the nutritional value of the means that He is recognised for nuts is probably too high and should actually be adjusted downwards.

This observation is supported by a study from the year 2004: In the study, scientists compared the customer a result, of overweight people - with an interesting result: Those who integrated nuts in the diet were leaner than the participants in the control group, the carbohydrate had richly eaten. In fact, the energy intake was similar in both groups.

This means that nut fans are not fatter than people who avoid nuts. On the contrary, they live a healthier life and reduce your risk for many civilization diseases. If you value the full health charge, eats nuts, not roasted at the best balance, and together with the brown skin. It contains valuable antioxidants. Whole nuts are preferable to Nut Butters or nut creams.