1, one hundred grams of cooked chestnuts is 212 calories, I think it should be boiled so that the lighter approach. Usually boiled than fried calories are lower. But the problem is that chestnuts nourish the body and hurt the stomach, regardless of the calorie is not high can not eat more.

2, chestnuts will not be like those fried food has a "fat" function, after all, chestnuts fat content is very low, eat in moderation do not have to worry too much. Moreover, if eaten in moderation, chestnuts can supply the body with more energy, can help fat metabolism, weight loss has some benefits.

3, however, eat more chestnuts is easy to fat. Because every 100 grams of chestnut calories about 214 kcal, and 100 grams of rice calories 116 kcal, generally 10 small shelled chestnuts or 6 large shelled chestnuts on the 100 grams, so the calories of chestnuts is not low. About chestnut calories and so a rumor "eat six chestnuts equal to a bowl of rice", although this is an exaggerated component, but also enough to prove that its calories are relatively high, so dieters are not recommended to eat more chestnuts.

4, and, chestnut starch content is also very high, dry chestnut carbohydrates amounted to 77%, with 75% of the cereals and grains, and fresh chestnuts have as much as 40%. Therefore, if you eat chestnuts after meals, it is easy to take in too much energy, not conducive to maintaining weight. And if you eat before meals, or made into a dish to eat, then a meal of the main to reduce or not eat, because 7-8 chestnuts, close to the amount of weight loss when a meal of staple food.