| Some good news for those of us who likes
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| | Results were both diets will lower total
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| peanut butter is that researchers at
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| | and LDL-cholesterol (the bad cholesterol)
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| Harvard University's School of Public
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| | levels. The peanut and peanut-butter diet
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| Health found eating a half serving (one
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| | had the added benefit of lowering
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| tablespoon) of peanut butter or a full
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| | triglyceride levels. Heart disease is
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| serving peanuts or other nuts (an ounce),
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| | linked to high triglycerides. The low-fat
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| five or more times a week, lowers the
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| | dieters lowered cardiovascular disease
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| risk of developing type-2 diabetes by as
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| | risk by only 12 percent, while the peanut
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| much as 20 to 30 percent. Dr. Frank Hu,
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| | and peanut-butter dieters lowered their
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| associate professor of nutrition and
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| | risk by 21 percent.
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| epidemiology says, "the body of evidence
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| | Another interesting finding at Penn State
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| is overwhelming that peanuts and nut
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| | is that peanut eaters had lower body mass
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| butters can reduce the risk of serious
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| | indexes (BMIs) as compared to non-peanut
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| disease."
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| | eaters. High BMI (higher than 25)
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| Many years ago I worked in a medical
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| | increases your risk of obesity-related
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| facility where I often snacked on peanut
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| | problems like heart disease and/or
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| butter and loved it, but felt guilty. The
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| | diabetes.
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| nurse practitioner in that facility told
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| | On the negative side is that peanut
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| me peanut butter is "very" healthy for
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| | butter is high in calories. A single
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| you and in fact, she had once practically
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| | serving or two tablespoons of low-fat or
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| lived on peanut butter and crackers while
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| | regular peanut butter has about 190
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| going through nursing school. I also just
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| | calories. Just be careful about eating a
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| love a simple peanut butter fudge recipe
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| | whole jar of peanut butter in one
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| that can be whipped up in about 15
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| | sitting. Peanut butter as a snack or a
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| minutes.
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| | peanut butter and jelly on whole-wheat
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| Peanut butter contains about 90 percent
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| | bread is acceptable. I believe I put
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| peanuts and is packed with vitamins A and
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| | about 4 whopping tablespoons of peanut
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| E, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, zinc,
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| | butter in my fudge recipe. I usually eat
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| iron and fiber. It is loaded with
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| | a batch all by myself in about 2 or 3
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| monounsaturated, which is the so-called
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| | days. If I do that only once a month, I
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| "good fat" that does not raise blood
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| | should still be fine at my next doctor's
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| cholesterol levels. It is also virtually
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| | appointment.
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| trans fat free according to the U.S.
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| | Disclaimer: *This article is not meant to
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| Department of Agriculture. Healthy eating
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| | diagnose, treat or cure any kind of a
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| habits definitely include "peanut
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| | health problem. These statements have not
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| butter." Peanut butter lovers all over
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| | been evaluated by the Food and Drug
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| the world no longer have to feel guilty.
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| | Administration. Always consult with your
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| It is good for us. Yey, rah rah for
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| | health care provider about any kind of a
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| Peanut Butter.
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| | health problem and especially before
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| Other encouraging studies include ones
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| | beginning any kind of an exercise
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| done at Penn State University where
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| | routine.
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| researchers compared a low-fat diet to
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| | This article is FREE to publish with the
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| one that was higher in monounsaturated
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| | resource box. Article written 3-2007.
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| fat from peanuts and peanut butter.
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