In a recent review published in Nutrition Research Reviews , researchers compared the effects of energy-restricted (ER) dietary patterns with nuts or without on body composition, weight, and glycemic management. Nutritionists advise energy-restricted diets for weight loss, better body composition, and glycemic management. However, maintaining a high diet quality might be difficult owing to the need to satisfy vital dietary requirements.
Nuts, a nutrient-dense food, can help meet these diet requirements. However, nuts are high in energy, prompting concerns regarding their use in weight-loss programs. The data on the impact of nut intake on glycemic indices is inconsistent, whether in healthy individuals or those with metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, or prediabetes.
It is unclear if including nuts in ER diets might enhance glycemic control even more. In the present scoping review, researchers investigated whether incorporating nuts into a calorie-restricted diet affects anthropometric measurements and glycemic management in overweight or obese individuals. The researchers examined the Medline, Scopus, and Embase databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in individuals to evaluate the impact of energy-restricted diets with or without nuts on body mass, body composition, and glycemic management.
The RCTs comprised overweight [body mass index (BMI) 25 to 29.90 kg m -2 ] or obese (BMI ≥30 kg m -2 ) individuals with comorbidity presence or absence who had engaged in weigh.