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Dietician Sheela Sherawat

Health Benefits Of Popcorn

If you love popcorn, you'll be pleased to know that it offers many surprising nutritional benefits. Not only is popcorn low in calories, but it is extremely rich in antioxidants and delivers a healthy dose of fiber to aid in digestion and heart health.

If eaten plain, popcorn can fill you up with only trace amounts of saturated fat. On the other hand, if you add toppings like butter, caramel, or the hydrogenated soybean oils used in movies houses, you may find yourself tripping the calorie count and consuming as many as 6 grams of saturated fat per serving.

Popcorn can be a perfect snack for dieters. Even if you're not trying to lose weight, popcorn is whole grain food that offers many of the same benefits of corn, rice, wheat, barley, and oats.