Almonds are delicious and nutritious. If you can find the raw kind (not subject to irradiation), the healthy effect of these excellent nuts can be had while your taste buds get a treat.

In a unique study, a group of women were given a daily diet that included about 350 calories of almonds a day for nearly two-and-a-half months. Another group were given a customary diet for the same period, minus the almonds.

Result? The group that consumed almonds daily did not gain weight at all during the period in addition to having a good dose of vitamin E and magnesium, two components found in ample supply inside almonds. The fiber in the almonds was also found to actually block absorption of some of the fats almonds contain as well. Odd but true.