Weight Loss Using Pine Nut Oil

Pine nut oil has emerged as a weight loss aid, and for good reason. Pine nuts are high quality proteins and contain amino acids, and the pine nut oil acts as an appetite suppressant. The fat in the pine nut oil encourages the release of a hormone called Cholecystokinin (CCK), which suppresses appetite. This was concluded in a study published in Lipids in Health and Disease and referenced by the National Institute of Health. Knowing that pine nut oil can act as a natural appetite suppressant, there are ways to use it to help with weight loss.

Pine Nut Oil and Pine Nuts

• There are several different means to add pine nut oil to your daily diet. The easiest way is to buy pure pine nut oil, and top off salads. You may want this salad to be a pre-meal appetizer, as the same study listed above also claimed that the highest appetite suppressing effects occurred 30 minutes after consuming the pine nut oil.

  Drizzle pine nut oil on your salad, or eat a handful of pine nuts at least a half hour before your meal. Raw pine nuts can also be added to your salad. Pine nut pesto is often seen on many restaurant menus, or you can make your own by grinding pine nuts in a grinder or small food processor. Use your pesto on whole wheat or gluten free crackers, or top off some warm pasta.

Supplements

• Another way to include pine nut oil in your diet is through supplements. Pine nut oil supplements are available in most pharmacies or health food centers. Be sure to follow the directions for the proper dosage on the label.

  While adding pine nuts to your food may add zest, remember that the best way to use it for weight loss is to consume it, in some form, 30 to 60 minutes before a meal. You can use pine nuts or pine nut oil up to 3 times per day. If you are using supplements, follow the dosage information on the label.

Precaution

• If you have an allergy to peanuts or to tree nuts, such as walnuts, pecans, almonds and others, you must be careful about eating pine nuts. Pine nuts are a tree nut, so the chance that you would be allergic to them is considerably high. To be safe, you need to contact your doctor or allergist before trying pine nuts. While peanuts are not considered a tree nut, if you have an allergy to them there is a 30 to 60 percent chance you also have, or will develop, an allergy to tree nuts, according to Dr. Scott Sicherer, a researcher at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute.