You will be surprised to know, but it’s true, dried fruits can actually lower body weight. Recent data presented at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Denver suggest that consumption of dried fruit and raisin can likely help you lose weight. Dried fruits are full of health nutrient that can also go a long way in boosting your health.

Debra Keast, Ph.D., President of Food & Nutrition Database Research, Inc., also the lead researcher of the study said that the findings of this study indicated that important nutrients can be gained from dry fruits. He further added that other healthful foods, such as whole grains, nuts and seeds and green leafy vegetables should also be encouraged along with dried fruit in your diet.

The study showed significantly better overall diet quality among dried fruit consumers as compared to non-consumers. Besides, the dried fruit consumers had considerably lower intake of solid fat, added sugars and dietary fiber, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Raisins are both fat and cholesterol free, low in sodium, fiber, potassium as well as antioxidants. You can try raisins as snack between meals.

Keast further commented that the analysis contributes to the growing body of research supporting the important benefits of raisins and their role, along with other dried fruits, in healthy diets. According to him, consumers who are choosing raisins as a healthy snack are likely making other wise choices relative to the rest of their diets.