The Addition of Peanuts to Habitual Diets is Associated with Lower Consumption of Savory Non-Core Snacks by Men and Sweet Non-Core Snacks by Women

Snacking is associated with intakes of non-core foods which may predispose to obesity. Peanuts have potential satiety benefits and may assist with weight management; we hypothesized that peanut consumption would reduce intake of non-core snack foods due to compensation. We investigated the effects of adding peanuts to an habitual diet on snacking habits and energy intake. Sixty one healthy subjects (65 ±7years, BMI 31±4kg/m2) consumed their habitual diet with or without peanuts (56g/d for 32 women; 84g/d for 29 men) for 12weeks each in a randomized crossover design.
Source: Nutrition Research - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research