Nutrition experts in the United States and Australia have found that peanuts and peanut products can effectively help people control their weight and prevent obesity. This is because there is a nutrient called folic acid in high-quality peanuts and peanut products (such as peanut oil and peanut butter), which contains a lot of monounsaturated fatty acids, which can increase heat dissipation, burn harmful cholesterol and reduce hyperlipidemia.

How to eat peanuts is more nutritious?

Peanut is rich in nutrition and comprehensive, and it is a good and economical source of protein. Rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, free of cholesterol and dietary fiber, it is a natural low-sodium food. Peanut is rich in vitamin E, folic acid, nicotinic acid, B 1, magnesium, potassium, copper, zinc, iron and other essential micronutrients, which has a good effect on lowering blood lipid, preventing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and related cancers, and at the same time helping to control weight and reduce obesity.

In addition to folic acid, peanut products also contain a variety of beneficial cellulose, which can remove intestinal garbage and will not lead to obesity. Harvard School of Public Health organized 10 1 middle-aged and elderly men and women with obesity, which were divided into two groups. One group was assigned to eat a low-fat diet (mainly lean meat and vegetables), while the other group ate a nut diet (mainly peanut oil, peanut butter, mixed nuts and vegetables). After half a year, the situation has undergone gratifying changes. The two groups lost 1 1 pound on average. But after one year, the weight of the first group rebounded, while the weight of the second group who ate peanut and nut diet did not rebound, and still maintained the weight level after the first half of the year.

Eating peanuts in moderation is good for health

In the wave of fear of obesity in the 1990s, peanuts were driven off the table. But now people's demand for peanuts has begun to grow and reached the highest consumption level in 20 years. Because the latest research found that people misunderstood the nutritional components of peanuts in the past, now more and more doctors suggest eating peanuts to keep their hearts healthy.

Professor PeterHowe, director of the Science Society of the University of Adelaide, Australia, said that through a large number of studies, obesity was negatively correlated with the consumption of nuts (including peanuts), and the weight of people who ate peanuts and nuts showed a downward trend. Nuts can increase the consumption of excess energy, thus reducing the accumulation of fat in the body. After dietary peanut 19 weeks, the excess energy consumption of the subjects increased by 1 1%. Nuts have high energy density and are a good source of fiber and protein. People who often eat nuts will not gain weight, but also get comprehensive nutrition in their daily diet, making it easier to lose weight.