Nuts In A Vegetarian Diet

If you choose to adopt a vegetarian diet, eating a wide variety of healthy plant-based foods will make it easier to meet your nutrition needs. Certain nutrients (such as protein, some minerals – especially iron, calcium and zinc – and vitamins B12 an...

Can Nuts Help Me Sleep?

Melatonin, magnesium and selenium have all been linked with getting a better night’s sleep – and nuts contain all three! Melatonin: Nuts are a top source A review paper, which looked at the melatonin content of a large number of foods, found nuts h...

Is A ‘Handful’ A Useful Way To Guide Nut Intake Recommendations?

A new study suggests advice to eat a ‘handful’ of nuts, rather than a ‘30g serving’, could be a better way to get more people eating enough nuts (1). The New Zealand-based researchers found that when using a ‘handful’ to describe a serving of nuts, p...

Is Roasting Nuts Ok?

We all know that raw (natural) nuts are a great everyday food. But what about roasted nuts? Is roasting nuts ok? Raw and roasted: A similar nutritional make-up Both raw and roasted (whether dry or oil roasted) nuts have a similar nutrient composition...

Nuts and Their Fats

The fat in nuts is mainly the healthy (unsaturated) type, which is crucial for heart health. Healthy mono- and poly-unsaturated fats – found in nuts, and other foods like seeds, avocado, olives and fish – can help improve cholesterol levels by decrea...

Actual VS Target Nut Intake

Dietitians recommend a handful of nuts (around 30g) every day , to gain protective health benefits. Nuts are a key food within healthy dietary patterns. And decades of research links these naturally-nutritious, whole foods with major health advantag...

Peanuts

Like all nuts, peanuts are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals beneficial to health (1). Regularly eating nuts has been shown to contribute to heart health, reduce overall mortality and the risk of developing type 2 diabet...

Are Nuts High in Anti-Nutrients?

Like many other plant foods, nuts contain anti-nutritional compounds (or ‘anti-nutrients’). Studies show that these natural plant compounds can make it harder for our bodies to absorb certain nutrients (1,2). But research suggests the health benefits...

Nuts and Dentition

Dentition or ‘dental issues’ was the most common reason given by Australians for steering clear of nuts, according to a study published in the journal Nutrients (1) . University of Wollongong and University of Otago researchers surveyed 204 Austral...

How Do Nuts Prevent Weight Gain?

Not all energy-dense foods lead to weight gain – and this is especially true for nuts. A wealth of good-quality evidence shows that nuts do not lead to short-term weight gain, despite being energy-dense (1). And in long-term studies, nuts eaters have...

Why We Need to Prioritise Plant Protein

New Australian research has highlighted just how important protein variety is within healthy dietary patterns (1). It found that, for diets with higher diet quality and lower environmental impact, the likelihood of meeting nutritional needs signific...

Can Nuts Increase GLP-1 Levels?

Medications aren’t the only way to raise glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) levels. Both what’s eaten and how it’s eaten show promise as strategies to increase the body’s naturally-occurring GLP-1 levels. And emerging research suggests there may also be...