"Annabel Smyth" wrote in message
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Heywood Mogroot wrote in alt.support.diet on Wed, 18 Aug 2004:

I think over-limiting fat is a big, big dieting mistake. 1oz of
almonds are an excellent 200kcal snack, even though they are most
certainly not low-fat.

Nuts, of course, contain "good" fat, so should be limited rather than
banned in a healthy, low-fat diet. But while one is actively losing
weight, there may be better ways of eating that 200 kcal - or one might,
perhaps, do without it altogether?

Actually, I eat a single serving of almonds a few times a week as one of my
5-6 meals a day and find they are very satisfying and tie me over very well
until my next mealtime. Plus they're portable and easy to eat on the way to
the gym. Studies have shown that adding almonds to a healthy diet
*promotes* weight loss.

I'm no expert, but I think removing fat is very traumatic to the body.
The body wants and actually needs fat.

It's actually as impossible to cut fat out completely as it is to cut
carbohydrates! One can, however, lower the amount one eats very easily,
and there is medical evidence to prove that saturated fats are best
avoided as much as possible.

Of the 18g fat in a single serving of almonds, 12g are monounstaturated and
4g are polyunsaturated. It has a better nutritional profile than a similar
serving of most cheeses if you're worried about fat.

Jenn