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To: FJB who wrote (2590)	12/14/2008 2:35:34 PM
From: Lane3	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39399

You'll gain more weight eating a couple of slices of white bread a day, than a handful of walnuts. The walnuts are infinitely superior nutritionally. While it may be "too much nuance" for some folks, the difference between nutrition dense and calorie dense is critical when it comes to weight. "Nutritious" is a very different concept from "non-fattening." Walnuts are nutrition dense but also calorie dense. While there have been challenges to the conventional notion that all calories are EXACTLY equal, no one has yet repealed the laws of thermodynamics. Excess calories consumed remain the key factor in weight gain. Ignore that at your risk. A "handful" (ounce) of walnuts has nearly twice the calories of a "couple of slices" (1.2 ounces) of white bread. You may be healthier with the walnuts, but not likely thinner. Since factors other than calories may come into play, you might not gain fully twice as much weight choosing the walnuts over the white bread. But there's no evidence in the literature that I can find that other factors could remotely make up for having doubled your calories. All other things being equal, you will gain more weight eating the walnuts. Since Dr Eads gets some respect around here, I'll finish off this topic with a quote from him and get out of everyone's way. "The low-carb diet is a wonderful, healthful way to lose weight quickly, but you do have to watch your calories as well to a certain extent. If your plugging along losing away, keep doing what you’re doing. But if you quit losing, take a look at your cheese and/or nut consumption. Cut those out, and I’ll just about guarantee that your weight loss will pick up again." livinlowcarbdiscussion.com