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Tasaio · 02-22-2007, 05:43 AM

Greetings! I've been on a lacto-vegetarian diet since summer 2006.

But since Christmas, I've started to switch to a raw-food diet...

To that end, I bought various nuts to snack on, instead of chocolate bars and the like.

Unfortunately, keeping the package of peanuts next to my computer was just too tempting -- today, in a single day, I finished the entire 1L-sized package!

Now, the peanuts were "dry roasted and unsalted" -- healthier than usual.

Unfortunately, the nutritional statistics are as follows:

For every 1/3 cup of peanuts...I'll get 40% of my daily required fat (23% saturated fat).

This container looks to be about the size of a 1L pop bottle. Since this would include several full cups of peanuts...well, I shudder to think of my fat intake for today.

The way I see, other people are intaking this much fat through other means (burgers, fries, chips, chocolate bars), that overdosing on my first day won't kill me.

Nonetheless, I'd like to know the health benefits/disadvantages of intaking large quantities of nuts.

What can I expect in terms of weight gain and side effects? Will I turn into an elephant overnight?

Thanks in advance.

02-22-2007, 05:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tasaio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 273	How dangerous is overdosing on nuts (peanuts, etc.)? Greetings! I've been on a lacto-vegetarian diet since summer 2006. But since Christmas, I've started to switch to a raw-food diet... To that end, I bought various nuts to snack on, instead of chocolate bars and the like. Unfortunately, keeping the package of peanuts next to my computer was just too tempting -- today, in a single day, I finished the entire 1L-sized package! Now, the peanuts were "dry roasted and unsalted" -- healthier than usual. Unfortunately, the nutritional statistics are as follows: For every 1/3 cup of peanuts...I'll get 40% of my daily required fat (23% saturated fat). This container looks to be about the size of a 1L pop bottle. Since this would include several full cups of peanuts...well, I shudder to think of my fat intake for today. The way I see, other people are intaking this much fat through other means (burgers, fries, chips, chocolate bars), that overdosing on my first day won't kill me. Nonetheless, I'd like to know the health benefits/disadvantages of intaking large quantities of nuts. What can I expect in terms of weight gain and side effects? Will I turn into an elephant overnight? Thanks in advance.