Almonds May Help Reduce Central Abdominal Fat Mass.

writes that research published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that “choosing almonds as opposed to carbs like white bread or muffins, may reduce the risk of heart disease by decreasing belly fat.” Researchers found that “participants who ate a diet containing almonds–as opposed to a muffin as a snack—had lower total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and VLDL- C (remnant lipoproteins).” Meanwhile, “compared to those on the diet containing the muffin snack, those participants on the diet with the almond snack also had a significantly reduced central abdominal fat mass, leg fat mass and waist circumference.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2015/01/11/almonds-can-reduce-belly-fat-study-finds/