The benefits of roasted nuts

Roasted nuts, in their widest varieties, are another element of a healthy diet. According to the World Health Organization, to have a healthy diet it is necessary to include a variety of nuts regularly. And doctors, researchers, and nutritionists agree: roasted nuts have many benefits.

What are the benefits of roasted nuts?

It has always been believed that roasted nuts were associated with excess weight; however, scientific studies show that eating nuts at least three times a week reduces the risk of obesity and diabetes in subjects with high cardiovascular risk.

A key recommendation is to replace typical bagged snacks (based on flours) with nuts, as, according to this study, it will help you lose weight. Society has realized the extensive benefits obtained from nuts because, in addition to their advantages in combating current epidemics such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases, they also highlight other important keys for a healthy diet.

Keys that recent studies are beginning to confirm, such as that nuts have a high satiating power due to their protein and fiber content. Being a healthy and satiating food, it is easier to follow a diet with these foods. Thus, science leaves no doubt that nuts are rich nutrients for a healthy diet  and their effects on the body include reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

To give you an idea, according to a study by European Research Nutrition, a handful of almonds can be a healthy option mid-morning because their acute satiating effects do not lead to a net increase in energy consumed during a day. Thus, in addition to combating hunger more effectively, their intake will not make you gain weight despite being a high-calorie food.

Here is a summarized list of the benefits that nuts have for our health.

Why should you come to Nut Nut?

Nut Nut is the first gourmet nut shop in Madrid that makes artisanal nuts following our Lebanese roots and adding more than 20 years of experience. Our specialty is the traditional roasting of nuts, as well as a careful selection of dried fruits and Lebanese sweets that will transport you to the flavors and aromas of our origins. At Nut Nut, we carry out the traditional and artisanal roasting of nuts on-site.