Research says nuts could be a and tasty slimming . Harvard University researchers recommended people replace snacks with a handful of nuts to slow down weight . This is especially helpful for people as they get . The researchers said people ate 14g of nuts every day gained weight and were less likely to become obese than who ate other snacks. The benefits to our weight could be small. Eating nuts instead of chocolate and could help prevent a weight gain of just 0.4 to 0.7kg over four years.
The researchers' study was twenty years . They looked at the of 190,000 people. The participants in the research were divided into three . They included over 51,000 male health professionals aged 40 to 75, 121,700 nurses aged 35 to 55 and 16,686 aged 24 to 44. Researchers asked them every four years about their , their exercise, and how often they ate nuts. A researcher said replacing less foods with nuts might help reduce the gain that is common as we , and might lower the chances of becoming .
