RESEARCH SUGGEST PISTACHIOS CAN HELP WITH NORMAL WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

Daily consumption of pistachios over 12 weeks improves dietary profile without increasing body weight in healthy women: A randomized controlled intervention.

Fantino M, Bichard C, Mistretta F, Bellisle F.

Appetite. 2020;144:104483.

This 12 week intervention study investigated the effect of pistachio intake on satiety, food consumption behavior, anthropometry and body composition.

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study to Assess Effects of a Daily Pistachio (Pistacia Vera) Afternoon Snack on Next-Meal Energy Intake, Satiety, and Anthropometry in French Women.

Carughi A, Bellisle F, Dougkas A, Giboreau A, Feeney MJ, Higgs J.

Nutrients. 2019;11(4):767. Published 2019 Apr 2.

This four-week intervention study investigated the effect of adding pistachios as an afternoon snack in the workplace or at home on satiety, energy and nutrient intake, body weight and composition.

Effect of Bedtime Pistachio Consumption for 6 weeks on Weight, Lipid Profile and Glycemic Status in Overweight Persons.

Wilson T, Young J, Anderson A, et al.

J Food Nutr Sci. (2014) 1:1‐4.

This study determined if a small amount of pistachios (PI) consumed by obese persons at bedtime promotes beneficial changes in metabolic status.

Nut intake and adiposity: meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Flores-Mateo G, Rojas-Rueda D, Basora J, Ros E, Salas-Salvadó J.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2013;97(6):1346-1355.

Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published, randomized nut-feeding trials to estimate the effect of nut consumption on adiposity measures.

A randomized controlled trial of a moderate-fat, low-energy diet compared with a low fat, low-energy diet for weight loss in overweight adults.

McManus K, Antinoro L, Sacks F.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2001;25(10):1503-1511.

The objective of this study was to evaluate a diet moderate in fat based on the Mediterranean diet compared to a standard low-fat diet for weight loss when both were controlled for energy.

Prospective study of nut consumption, long-term weight change, and obesity risk in women.

Bes-Rastrollo M, Wedick NM, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, Li TY, Sampson L, Hu FB.

Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;89(6):1913-1919.

Because nuts contain fat, there is the misperception that people who eat nuts may weigh more. To study this, over 50,000 women between the ages of 20 and 45 years were asked about their intake of nuts, including pistachios, over 8 years.

Nuts and healthy body weight maintenance mechanisms.

Mattes RD, Dreher ML.

Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010;19(1):137-141.

A study reviewed various ways that nuts, including pistachios, may help maintain body weight.

The effect of pistachio shells as a visual cue in reducing caloric consumption.

Kennedy-Hagan K, Painter JE, Honselman C, Halvorson A, Rhodes K, Skwir K.

Appetite. 2011;57(2):418-420.

One-hundred-eighteen men and women working at a university were each provided with two bowls at their desks – one filled with 4 ounces of in-shell pistachios and the other for the empty shells.

In-shell pistachio nuts reduce caloric intake compared to shelled nuts.

Honselman CS, Painter JE, Kennedy-Hagan KJ, et al.

Appetite. 2011;57(2):414-417.

One-hundred-forty university students were each given a 16-ounce cup filled with pistachios, shelled or in-shell, and asked to self-select a portion.

Effects of pistachios on body weight in Chinese subjects with metabolic syndrome.

Wang X, Li Z, Liu Y, Lv X, Yang W.

Nutr J. 2012;11:20.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of different dosages of pistachios on body weight, blood pressure, blood lipids, blood glucose and insulin in subjects with metabolic syndrome.

Tree nuts are inversely associated with metabolic syndrome and obesity: the Adventist health study-2.

Jaceldo-Siegl K, Haddad E, Oda K, Fraser GE, Sabaté J.

PLoS One. 2014;9(1):e85133. Published 2014 Jan 8.

The objective of this study was to examine the relationships of nut consumption, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and obesity in the Adventist Health Study-2, a relatively healthy population with a wide range of nut intake.