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 a habitual diet on snacking habits and energy intake. Sixty-one healthy participants (65±7years, body mass index 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