This chapter explores the unexpected health advantages of nuts, challenging the belief that their fat content contributes to weight gain. It highlights the importance of the 'food matrix' and research showing that whole nuts offer fewer calories than anticipated due to their cellular integrity.
Today we’re discussing Nuts. If you’ve heard that nuts are bad for you because they’re full of fat, then, you’re in for a surprise. Professor Sarah Berry has led large scale human studies to uncover how nuts affect our health. And she’s here to tell us the healthiest way to incorporate them into your diet.
She'll also tell us about a new discovery that’ll help when you’re reading the nutrition information on the back of a nut packet.
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