On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Richard Geller wrote:

> One explanation might be that nut butters are made from roasted nuts
> (are they? Dunno, just
> discussing a possibility....anyone know?) Roasted nuts have their
> chemistry significantly
> changed, obviously, and may not have the healthful benefits of raw nuts.

I don't know if nut butters are made from roasted nuts.  I also
don't know how significant the changes from roasting might be,
but I certainly can't rule out the possibility that this is part
of the explanation.

> Lots of people have reported that raw nut consumption doesn't affect
> weight, while roasted nut consumption causes weight gain. I find that I
> can eat as much raw nuts as I want with not weight gain at all.

I rather suspect that roasting the nuts, as with other cooking of
foods, makes it easier to eat more of that food, i.e., easier to
overeat it.  That doesn't seem to be what Mary is talking about
however.  At least, I didn't get the impression that she thought
she was eating of lot of nuts, or fruit.

Todd Moody
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