- Title
- The addition of peanuts to habitual diets is associated with lower consumption of savory non-core snacks by men and sweet non-core snacks by women
- Creator
- Barbour, Jayne A.; Stojanovski, Emilija; Moran, Lisa J.; Howe, Peter R. C.; Coates, Alison M.
- Relation
- Nutrition Research Vol. 41, Issue May 2017, p. 65-72
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2017.04.005
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Snacking is associated with intakes of non-core foods which may predispose to obesity. Peanuts have potential satiety benefits and may assist with weight management; we hypothesized that peanut consumption would reduce intake of non-core snack foods due to compensation. We investigated the effects of adding peanuts to a habitual diet on snacking habits and energy intake. Sixty-one healthy participants (65 ± 7 years, body mass index 31 ± 4 kg/m 2 ) consumed their habitual diet with or without peanuts (56 g/d for 32 women, 84 g/d for 29 men) for 12 weeks each in a randomized crossover design. Food diaries were analyzed at baseline and after each 12-week period for meal and snack content and timing. Total energy intake was higher (17% for men [P < .001], 9% for women [P < .001]) during the peanut phase. Body weight was 0.5 ± 0.2 kg (P = .010) greater during the peanut phase. Snacking occasions increased during the peanut phase (53% for men [P = .001] , 14% for women [P = .01]). Servings of other snack foods did not change during the peanut phase (P = .6) compared with control. However, sex-specific analysis revealed that men and women consumed less savory (P < .001) and sweet (P = .01) non-core snacks, respectively, during the peanut phase. Despite increased energy intake and snacking frequency, peanuts may improve the diet through sex-specific reductions of non-core foods; for optimal energy balance, peanuts should be substituted rather than added to the diet.
- Subject
- snacking; peanuts; sex; diet quality; obesity; adults
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1355129
- Identifier
- uon:31420
- Identifier
- ISSN:0271-5317
- Language
- eng
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