The pine nut benefits the brains and keeps the body slim: The pine nut is rich in phosphorus and manganese with the glutamic acid content reaching up to 16.3%. All these three elements have the function of enhancing the metabolism of brain cells and benefiting the brain. The foreigners praise highly the antiobesity effect of the pine nut. According to the research conducted by Netherlands, one ingredient of the pine nut can promote the human body to secrete the “cholecystokinin” so as to suppress the appetite and achieve the weight loss. According to the US research, the overweight people can reduce their appetite of one day by 37% by eating a handful of pine nuts before breakfast everyday.