Source: This site Release time: 2013-4-9 15:48:07 Number of clicks: Many people dare not eat peanut butter due to fear of gaining weight. However, a latest study by American scientists shows that peanut butter not only does not cause obesity, but is also a very good health food. Researchers explain: Although people who regularly eat peanut butter consume higher calories, they do not become obese. They once divided overweight experimenters into two groups, one group ate low-calorie foods, and the other group added peanut butter to low-calorie foods. After 18 months, they found that the latter's weight loss effect was almost twice that of the former. 1. Peanut butter is rich in protein, mineral trace elements and a large amount of B vitamins, vitamin E, etc. It has the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, and can play a certain auxiliary therapeutic role in regenerative anemia and diabetes; 2. Peanut butter contains tryptophan, which can help you fall asleep. Relevant groups: The general population can eat it. People with weak spleen and loose stools, patients with hyperlipidemia, people with bruises and bruises, and people who have had cholecystectomy should not eat it. Therapeutic Effects of Peanuts: Peanuts are sweet and flat in nature; they have the effects of strengthening the body and replenishing deficiency, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm, nourishing and regulating qi, diluting water and reducing swelling, stopping bleeding and producing milk, clearing the throat and relieving malaria; they are good for malnutrition, anemia, chlorosis, and spleen and stomach disorders. It has a certain auxiliary role in the treatment of cough, phlegm and asthma, intestinal dryness, constipation, lactation deficiency, and bleeding. 3. Research has also found that peanut butter contains a large amount of monounsaturated fatty acids, which can lower cholesterol levels in the human body and reduce the risk of heart disease. In addition, a study by Harvard University also proved that women who regularly eat peanut butter and nuts are less likely to develop diabetes; and the more they eat, the more obvious the effect. Researchers suggest that peanut butter should be paired with lower-calorie foods such as whole-wheat bread, vegetables, fruits, etc.