Introduction In the minds of many people, peanuts are high in fat and are easily fattening foods, and obese people avoid them. But according to research by nutrition experts, peanuts can actually help you lose weight. Ten peanuts a day can help you lose 10 pounds in a month.
Peanuts can help you lose weight
Nutrition experts have found that high-quality peanuts, peanut oil and other peanut products contain a nutrient called folic acid, which contains a large amount of monounsaturated fatty acids and can increase Dissipates heat, burns harmful cholesterol, and reduces high blood fat. In addition to folic acid, peanuts also contain a variety of beneficial fiber, which can remove garbage from the intestines and will not lead to obesity.
Eating peanut butter can also help you lose weight
Because eating peanuts and peanut butter makes you feel full easily and can control your appetite, it is very suitable for lazy people to use when losing weight. Studies have found that eating peanut butter can fill you up without making you fat. Many people may be surprised that peanut butter is a high-calorie food. Two spoonfuls of peanut butter contain grams of fat and calories. However, many people also overlook that peanut butter can easily make people feel full.
1. Peanuts and peanut butter make you full
In fact, eating peanut butter can reduce people’s appetite, prevent people from overeating all at once, and effectively control food intake. , can help people successfully lose weight.
2. People who like to eat peanuts can control their appetite
A study published in the International Journal of Obesity showed that those who are accustomed to eating peanuts and peanut butter can instinctively and spontaneously control their appetite. Control appetite and control caloric intake.
3. You will not feel hungry easily after eating peanuts and peanut butter
After eating peanuts and peanut butter, you will not feel hungry for two to two and a half hours. Other cakes and other snacks, less than half an hour later, hunger strikes again. Eating peanuts is also good for your health.
This discovery challenges people's common sense. People have always believed that eating high-fat foods, such as peanuts and peanut butter, can easily lead to obesity. However, studies have found that eating peanuts and peanut butter regularly not only does not lead to weight gain, but also reduces the incidence of heart disease.
Eating peanuts can not only lose weight, but is also beneficial to health
1. Peanuts can balance the diet
Peanuts are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Currently, four major nutritional deficiencies are common among people around the world. The first is protein. Every child in the world has a protein-energy nutritional imbalance. The second is vitamin A deficiency. The third is iron deficiency. There are approximately 4 billion to 5 billion people in the world suffering from iron deficiency. The fourth is iron deficiency. It is iodine deficiency. About 2.2 billion people around the world have insufficient iodine intake. These four major nutritional deficiencies can be made up for by eating peanuts. Peanuts are rich in high-quality protein and fat, and also contain a variety of micronutrients including folic acid, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, iron, calcium and other micronutrients. It plays an important role in adjusting the nutritional balance of people, especially children.
2. Strong anti-aging ability
We just mentioned resveratrol, which is a natural polyphenol with strong biological properties and is also a chemopreventive agent for tumor diseases. . In addition to reducing platelet aggregation and protecting the heart, it has also been included in the "Anti-Aging Bible" edited by American Al Mindel as one of the "100 Most Popular and Effective Anti-Aging Substances" and has a strong anti-aging effect. ability.
3. Peanuts are delicious and can reduce caloric intake
Peanuts are another delicacy and can be fried, fried, or cooked to make peanuts. Crisps, as well as various candies, pastries, etc., boiled peanuts, fried peanuts, can be eaten directly as snacks. Peanut butter has a wide range of uses. Using peanut butter instead of butter, cream, etc. kills two birds with one stone, is delicious and can reduce calorie intake. Spread peanut butter on apple slices and bread slices. You can also add peanut butter when making mousse. The peanut butter noodles are even more popular.
4. The fat in peanuts is good for heart health
The fat contained in peanuts is very good for human health. The monofatty acids and polyunsaturated fats contained in them are good for heart health. Healthy and beneficial. Experiments have proven that if you eat peanuts every day for half a year, you will lose 10 pounds. As early as the "International Forum on Peanut Nutritional Value Industry Prospects", American nutrition experts said that the Harvard School of Public Health and Boston Women's Hospital had organized a study of 101 patients. Obese middle-aged and elderly men and women were divided into two groups. One group was assigned to eat a low-fat diet (mainly lean meat and vegetables), and the other group was assigned to eat a nut diet (mainly peanut oil, peanut butter, mixed nuts, and vegetables). After half a year, both groups lost an average of 11 pounds in weight. However, one year later, the weight of the first group rebounded, while the weight of the peanut-eating group did not increase.