almonds

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Almonds

Almonds are a type of tree nut with a rich nutritional profile. They are a rich source of antioxidants, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals that have numerous health benefits.

Category
Food/Nut
Molecular Formula
N/A
Mechanism of Action
Almonds contain bioactive compounds like monounsaturated fatty acids, dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals which contribute to overall health and well-being.
Evidence Grade
A

Other Names

  • Prunus dulcis
  • Sweet Almond
  • Almendra
  • Amande

Primary Benefits

  • Promotes heart health
  • Supports healthy brain function
  • Maintains skin health
  • Assists in weight management
  • Regulates blood sugar levels
  • Boosts bone health

Recommended Dosage

Adults A handful (approximately 1 ounce, or about 23 nuts) a day
Children Depends on age and body size

Side Effects

  • Allergic reactions
  • Gastrointestinal issues if consumed in excess

Precautions

  • Should be avoided by individuals with nut allergies
  • Should be consumed in moderation due to high caloric content

Interactions

  • May lower blood sugar levels, which could interfere with diabetes medications

Key References

  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257681/
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303709/
Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity | Dr. Stacy Sims
Optimizing Women's Wellness Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Hormone Health 22:16 0
“I make a double espresso at night and I put some almond milk and a scoop of protein powder in there so the almond milk is sweetened and usually it's unsweetened but sweetened for the carb and then the protein powder for the protein.”

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Fasting & Nutrition Protocols for Longevity & Disease Prevention w/ Valter Longo | Rich Roll Podcast
Revolutionizing Healthcare with Nutrition: Longevity and Disease Prevention Strategies 1:33:40 0
“Yeah, in breakfast, I have this almond, almost 100% almond and cocoa spread very low sugar. And then I have what's called a friselle. I get 'em both from Southern Italy. It's a whole grain toast, but it's very particular.”

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Let Food Be Thy Medicine: EAT THIS To Heal The Body & STARVE CANCER! | Dr. William Li
Food as medicine to prevent disease and promote health naturally 53:00 0
“nut milks are fine because they don't actually have the same fatty reaction that the dairy cow dairy has so almond milk uh cashew milk um those those soy milk they're all fine”

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Exposing The Food Industry’s Dangerous Lies – Vani Hari
Dangers of Artificial Food Additives and Health-Conscious Dietary Choices 51:18 0
“food I would say 80% of the time you're going to be in a good shape and then so that allows you that other 20% to like be in those situations where you're caught with your pants down right and you don't have some snack available or some food available and you need to eat something and I've been in those situations where like literally there's nothing to eat that I would choose normally and sometimes I just decide to fast right I mean hey I can wait till the till I get to where I'm going and get something better but majority of times you can make better choices there's always a banana there's always an apple there's always some plain almonds available at the airport right there's always an option for a one ingredient food and so that's what I I tell people to do and and again if you're in these circumstances a lot then you need to really make a choice whether you want to stop to do this more effectively”

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The Nutritional Scientist: Do Not Eat After 9pm! Link Between Chewing & Belly Fat!
Proper Eating Habits for Weight Loss and Healthy Digestion Tips 30:03 0
“we ask people to change 20% of their energy from either having typical UK snacks or having 20% of their energy from almond nuts for 6 weeks and then we looked at various health outcomes”

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The Nutritional Scientist: Do Not Eat After 9pm! Link Between Chewing & Belly Fat!
Proper Eating Habits for Weight Loss and Healthy Digestion Tips 31:34 0
“the Improvement in blood vessel function following having almond nuts versus having typical UK snacks equated to a 30% reduction in cardiovascular disease”

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The Chronic Disease Expert: We Can Now Reverse Stage 4 Cancer! This Is Feeding Your Cancer Cells!
Revolutionize Health Through Nutrition: Overcoming Chronic Diseases and Cancer 1:57:50 0
“I'll bring tree nuts. Tree nuts. Walnuts, almonds, macadamia, pistachios. Um I love nuts. U tree nuts. And you know, not the pack prepackaged kind, but I like to, you know, kind of like toast them up myself and see flavor them myself.”

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Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health
Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Nutrition and Metabolic Health 9:51 0
“you eat 160 calories in almonds how many of those do you absorb? 130. You eat 160 you absorb 130 where' the other 30 go? In the processing of that food energy.”

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Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health
Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Nutrition and Metabolic Health 12:17 0
“so we all eat protein let's say you eat too much protein yeah you know the Porter House steak all right now if you're a bodybuilder those amino acids might go to muscle and you might increase your muscle mass because you're a bodybuilder because you're putting uh excess uh force on those muscles and you're growing those muscles okay but let's say you're not a bodybuilder let's say you're a mmortal like me or let's say you're a kid going through puberty who's synthesizing a lot of muscle not because they're lifting weights because they're because testosterone's making it happen yeah absolutely but let's say you're not let's say you know you're just you know just schlump the the street like uh you know joeo okay and you eat that Porter House you've taken on all these amino acids there's no place to store it other than muscle so your liver takes the excess and deamidates that amino acid takes the amino group off to turn it from a amino acid into an organic acid and then that organic acid can then enter the kreb cycle the tricarboxylic acid cycle what goes on in the mitochondria in order to…”

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Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health
Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Nutrition and Metabolic Health 18:34 0
“carbohydrates I think most of our audience will be familiar with the so-called macronutrients so we talked about fat in this case almonds there's some Fiber in there probably a little bit of carbohydrate a little bit little bit talked about the Porter House with butter right making me hungry already that's protein and fat MH very little of any carbohydrate it should be zero essentially maybe one zero zero yep um and then now we're talking about carbohydrates and we're going to subdivide that into glucose and fructose right galactose basically becomes glucose in the liver so we we can dispense with that unless you have a disease called galactosemia which is about one in 20,000 um and causes neonatal menitis and you know it's a disease as a pediatric endocrinologist I would take care of but we can dispense with that for the moment all right so glucose fructose glucose is the energy of life every cell on the planet Burns glucose for energy glucose is so damn important that if you don't consume it your body makes it so it will take an amino acid and turn it into glucose that's gluconeogenesis glucogenesis that's right it will…”

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Glucose Goddess: The 10 Glucose Hacks!
Optimize Energy Levels: Simple Strategies for Stable Blood Sugar 1:21:11 0
“next time you have a craving if you do one of these things either you have a tablespoon of vinegar in water either you have something else before it a little bit of broccoli some cherry tomatoes a carrot some almonds something that's going to put some clothing on those carbs you'll be able to get the dopamine from the sugar with less of a spike and less of a crash.”

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