Too Many Almonds?

[Daltonute]

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?

[Christophe]

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

[Rene]

"DaltonUte" <daltonute@wmconnect.com> wrote in message
news:20050206045048.21900.00000514@mb-m05.wmconnect.com...
>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

[NoOption5L]

DaltonUte wrote:
> 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?

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

[Eric Bohlm]

daltonute@wmconnect.com (DaltonUte) wrote in
news:20050206045048.21900.00000514@mb-m05.wmconnect.com:

> 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).

[Roger Rabb]

On 6 Feb 2005 18:55:19 -0800, NoOption5L@aol.com wrote:

>DaltonUte wrote:
>> 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?
>
>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