Almond Facts from Nutrition Professionals: How Much to Eat and What to Watch Out For

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Perspective from Carolina Castro

PhD Candidate (Health Services), Post Graduate Functional Clinical Nutrition, Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition and Dietetics · 7 years of experience · Australia

Possible Side Effects

• Almond has phytic acid and can in excess interfere in micronutrients absorption.
• Excessive consumption of almonds can cause obstipation and allergies.

Quantity Recommendation

• The daily recommendations of nuts are around 15 a day mixing almonds, cashews and providing about 130 calories, 4g of protein and 12g of good fat.

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Perspective from Lucía Ramos

Bachelor of Science · 8 years of experience · Argentina

Possible Side Effects

• Almonds could cause allergic cross reactions to those sensitive individuals. Those people with peanut allergies may experience symptoms with the intake of other nuts such as almond.

Quantity Recommendation

• It’s recommended to have a portion of almonds every day especially in plant based diets. Those individuals who are looking for weight loss should control their portion because of their high content in calories.

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This is for information purpose only, and should not be considered as a substitute for medical expertise. These are opinions from an external panel of individual doctors, and not to be considered as opinion of Microsoft. Please seek professional help regarding any health conditions or concerns.