Pistachios or 'skinny nut’ is one of the highest fibre nuts with minimum calorie and fat content. Moreover, it has been suggested by the 2009 Dietary Guidelines for a Healthy Living to reduce the chances of chronic diseases.

The study was published by the department of Science and Technology, the Diabetes Foundation of India and National Foundation of Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Disorders. It revealed that 30 pistachios a day make a pleasing, lip-smacking, healthy snack for about 100 calories.

As per the research these nuts offer vital nutrients and can restrain hunger by providing fulfillment between meals. In this way they help in sustaining ideal weight and fitness in Indian adults.

India is experiencing a rapid change in diet and lifestyle patterns with a speedy increase of obesity, diabetes and heart ailments. Appropriate dietary control remains the foundation for the prevention and control of these ailments.

The researchers said that based on the proof , it was found that a portion of evident and non-evident fats from animal foods should be altered with whole nuts such as pistachios and almonds as it leads to metabolic advantages.

Pistachios are generally called skinny nuts because they are rich in fibre and protein. You usually eat less but end up feeling fuller and satisfied. A 25 gram plateful of pistachios constitute 2.6 gram of fibre.