Too Many Almonds?

Almonds have many health benefits! Enjoy!

Just a sample of medical lit. regarding health benefits of almonds:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15604180

"DaltonUte" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I love almonds and eat half a pound a day. My health and weight all seem
normal. Are these almonds good for me, or are they a negative?

You may want to offset all the omega 6s you are ingesting by adding omega 3s
to your diet. Almonds are good for you in moderation, but in that amount,
your omega 6:3 ratio may not be good.

http://www.mercola.com/fcgi/pf/2002/aug/17/life_expectancy.htm

René

DaltonUte said:

I love almonds and eat half a pound a day. My health and weight all

seem

Quoted message said:

normal. Are these almonds good for me, or are they a negative?

Yes, they are. However, eating a half a pound crowds out stomach space
for the other nutritous foods you should be eating. Cut your almond
consumption down to a small handful-per-day and you'll be fine.

Patrick

[email hidden] (DaltonUte) wrote in
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Quoted message said:

I love almonds and eat half a pound a day. My health and weight all
seem normal. Are these almonds good for me, or are they a negative?

You're asking the wrong question. You can't classify foods as "good" or
"bad" all by themselves; you have to take into account how much of them
you're eating as well. Thus your question should have been phrased as
"Are *that many* almonds good for me..."

The answer is that while almonds have a lot of desirable nutritional
properties, you're almost certainly eating too much of them. Depending
on how they're prepared, half a pound of almonds has between 1700 and
1800 calories. For most people, that's going to be well over half (in
many cases over two-thirds) of their appropriate daily caloric intake.
That means that you're either going to have to cut out *lots* of other
foods in order to make up for it, so much that you lose out on other
forms of nutrition, or gain weight. Humans are adapted to a diverse
diet, and it's not generally a good idea to rely on only a few
foodstuffs for one's nutritional needs.

I'd keep eating the almonds, but moderate my consumption of them (over
the long term; if you want to eat half a pound of almonds twice a week,
you're now talking about at most 500 calories per day, which you should
be able to easily work into your caloric budget).

Quoted message said:

DaltonUte said:

I love almonds and eat half a pound a day. My health and weight all

seem

Quoted message said:

normal. Are these almonds good for me, or are they a negative?

Yes, they are. However, eating a half a pound crowds out stomach space
for the other nutritous foods you should be eating. Cut your almond
consumption down to a small handful-per-day and you'll be fine.

Exactly. One or two ounces per day ought to be fine to derive the
benefits.

rr