Do nuts cause weight gain and should you avoid them if you're managing your weight? Should nuts be activated to better access their nutrients? And are nuts a 'complete' protein?

The Healthy Handful podcast host, Belinda Neville, speaks with colleague and Accredited Practising Dietitian Maree Hall, to unpack some of the biggest nut myths we hear time and again.

We answer these questions and more, based on the scientific evidence, to set the record straight.

Access episode webpage: https://www.nutsforlife.com.au/resource/busting-the-biggest-nut-myths/

About today's guest

Maree Hall is the Digital and Communications Manager at Nuts for Life. Maree has more than 15 years' experience in communications across a range of channels, working primarily with consumer and healthcare professional audiences. During the past decade, she has worked across the food industry sector, as well as for the dietetics professions' national body, Dietitians Australia.

Supporting resources:

Nuts are not linked with weight gain

Are fatty nuts a weighty concern? A systematic review and meta-analysis and dose–response meta-regression of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials

The metabolizable energy and lipid bioaccessibility of tree nuts and peanuts: A systematic review with narrative synthesis of human and in vitro studies

Activating nuts

The Healthy Handful: Episode 3 – Activating nuts

Does 'activating' nuts affect nutrient bioavailability?

Plant, nut and 'complete' proteins

Plant and nut protein and health

Believe it or 'nut': Why it is time to set the record straight on nut protein quality: Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) focus

Environment and sustainability

The Healthy Handful: Episode 9 – Sustainabilty in the almond industry

The Healthy Handful: Episode 8 – Sustainabilty in the macadamia industry

Roasted vs raw nuts

An audit of the energy, fat and sodium content of nuts

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Credits

Host: Belinda Neville

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