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Written By: Agencies | Updated : July 16, 2016 8:44 PM IST
The very tasty peanuts not only please your taste buds but also works effectively on your health if consumed on daily basis. Read: Health benefits of peanuts you should know about.
From keeping the heart healthy to providing multi-nutrients to the body and lowering risk of coronary disease to controlling obesity, peanut indeed has multi-benefits for human health. Did you know, peanuts can also help you lose weight?
Throwing light on medically established benefits that come along peanuts, Poonam Gupta, director and fitness expert at Gold's gym, said, In addition to the monounsaturated fat content, peanuts also contain other nutrients such as Vitamin E, Folate, protein, and manganese that have been shown to promote heart health.
A couple of new studies show these tasty legumes are also rich in antioxidants and women who eat least once ounce of peanuts or peanut butter each week have a 25 percent lower risk of developing gallstones.
According to Gupta, one can maintain regular consumption of peanut by replacing butter with peanut butter or including roasted nuts in salads and appetizers. Read: Eat peanuts, other nuts everyday for a longer life.
Bursting a commonly spread myth about eating nuts, the fitness expert said, People who eat nuts at least twice a week are much less likely to gain weight than those.
Although nuts are known to provide a variety of cardio-protective benefits and many avoid them for fear of weight gain, she added. However, before adding peanuts to your diet, it is always a better idea to first check if anyone in your family is allergic to peanuts. Peanuts allergy can prove to be fatal if the person doesn t receive adequate medical treatment on time. Here s why dry roasted peanuts may pose bigger allergy threats as compared to raw peanuts. Read: 2-year-old has a heart attack after consuming peanuts.
Source: ANI
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