Nut Nutrition Information For Fitness Energy
by Kevin
Doberstein
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As a young aspiring bodybuilder who was just starting out learning a
lot of different methods of building muscle, I was taught “by experts”
that fat in the diet was taboo. Any kind of fat. It didn’t matter the
source. It was just bad. They were wrong. If you still believe in this
myth, I hope I can change your mind after reading this article.
The fats I am talking about are from nuts. Peanuts, walnuts, almonds
and all other nuts. Being mainly composed of unsaturated fat provide an
excellent source of energy. They are also rich in nutrients that are
lacking from most people’s diets. Nuts also have phytochemicals, which
help prevent cancer, diabetes and hypertension. High in natural fiber. As
a whole, nuts are a very healthy nutrition treat that tastes good.
As a bodybuilder that is trying to gain muscular weight, nuts can
provide the extra calories that are needed. You can snack on them between
meals. They are easy to take along with you anywhere.
For the
bodybuilder that is trying to lose fat, nuts fit into your low
carbohydrate day. And you don’t have to feel guilty eating them. The key
is to replace carbohydrate calories with the calories you would be getting
from the nuts.
Women and Nuts
In a controlled study,
postmenopausal women who ate a bag of low-salt soy nuts a day had a rather
great reduction in blood pressure. Each bag had 25 grams of soy protein.
You can find soy nuts at most grocery stores.
Nutrition Breakdown
of a bag of almonds. ¼ cup
Calories 200, from fat 150
Total Fat
18g 2g saturated
Carbohydrates 7g
Protein 7g
The US
Department of Agriculture did a study with nut eaters and non-nut eaters
and found even though the nut eaters consumed more energy calories they
actually had a lower BMI (body mass index) than the non-nut eaters.
In summary, the Almighty would have never created nuts if they
didn’t have a useful propose in life. When was the last time you seen a
squirrel scampering across the ground and suddenly falling down and having
a heart attack.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kevin Doberstein is a Certified Fitness Trainer and has been a natural
bodybuilder for the past 25 years. 15 years as a gym owner. For more
articles about bodybuilding, bodyshaping and nutrition you can visit his
site at http://www.nature-boy-bodybuilding.com/.
You can join the Nature Boy bodybuilding Newsletter for the latest
information about bodybuilding fitness at this site.
You can contact
him at natureboy_bodybuilding@hotmail.com
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