Fewer calories in almonds than previously thought

peachyxoxoxo
peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
in Food and Nutrition
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/24/2908519/almonds-are-even-healthier-than.html

According to a recent study. I am always skeptical about new research only supported by one study, but this is definitely interesting. Hope it's true! As if I needed another reason to eat almonds... haha.

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  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    That would be fantastic if true!
  • jynxxxed
    jynxxxed Posts: 1,010 Member
    That would be awesome!

    I'm now wondering if that's why Silk's almond milk went down from 35 to 30 calories this week (or ingredients change, I haven't looked it up or anything yet)
  • farrari17
    farrari17 Posts: 19
    Calories = Healthy? Not necessarily. Low fat = healthy? Not necessarily either. I hate when people equate the two together. People should be eating almonds anyway, not because they're suddenly "lower in calories and so healthier!" That's like saying Non-fat and low-fat foods are healthier. Often they are not. Almonds are a good source of monounsaturated fat, which is the type to eat, so flushing some of that fat out with the fibers isn't necessarily a good thing nutrition-wise. I have mixed feelings about this...especially as someone who doesn't mind the extra calories that come with getting all that good fat!
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    Calories = Healthy? Not necessarily. Low fat = healthy? Not necessarily either. I hate when people equate the two together. People should be eating almonds anyway, not because they're suddenly "lower in calories and so healthier!" That's like saying Non-fat and low-fat foods are healthier. Often they are not. Almonds are a good source of monounsaturated fat, which is the type to eat, so flushing some of that fat out with the fibers isn't necessarily a good thing nutrition-wise. I have mixed feelings about this...especially as someone who doesn't mind the extra calories that come with getting all that good fat!

    I never said that. I'm just happy I get to eat more almonds for the same amount of calories if this is true.

    Btw, monounsaturated fats are not necessarily the best. All fats but trans are good fats :)
  • peachyxoxoxo
    peachyxoxoxo Posts: 1,178 Member
    Thank you however for clarifying that for people who might equate lower calorie/lower fat with healthier. That seems to be a common theme on these boards.
  • tdlsaint
    tdlsaint Posts: 51 Member
    Well, as someone that's on a site specifically built for calorie counting, I think it's awesome and interesting news, regardless of anyone's opinion.
    Calories = Healthy? Not necessarily. Low fat = healthy? Not necessarily either. I hate when people equate the two together. People should be eating almonds anyway, not because they're suddenly "lower in calories and so healthier!" That's like saying Non-fat and low-fat foods are healthier. Often they are not. Almonds are a good source of monounsaturated fat, which is the type to eat, so flushing some of that fat out with the fibers isn't necessarily a good thing nutrition-wise. I have mixed feelings about this...especially as someone who doesn't mind the extra calories that come with getting all that good fat!

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