Health & Nutrition Studies
Weight Maintenance
Top 4 Reasons You Should Eat a Small Amount of Peanuts or Peanut Butter Everyday
Eat Peanuts Daily! 1. Live a longer life. Regular consumption of peanuts can contribute to longer life. Recent research from Harvard showed that people who eat peanuts everyday decrease their risk of death from all causes by 20%.1 2. Shrink your waistline. Peanuts and...
Peanut Consumption in Adolescents is Associated with Improved Weight Status
A new study in Nutrition Research, “Peanut consumption in adolescents is associated with improved weight status”, showed that Mexican-American sixth graders that consumed peanuts at least once a week were less likely to be overweight or obese, had a significantly...
Eating Peanut Butter/Peanuts at Breakfast Helps Control Hunger and Blood Sugar All Day
A new study, released in the current British Journal of Nutrition,showed that consuming peanut butter or peanuts for breakfast can control blood sugar throughout most of the day, even after eating a high carbohydrate lunch. In addition to this “Second Meal Effect”,...
Protective Nutrients
Peanut Skins Contain Health-Promoting Nutrition
I’ll Have Peanuts, With Skin, Please… Peanut skins have an abundant amount of natural antioxidants and a high content of dietary fiber, says new study. Even different types of roasted peanut skins, such as light-roasted or dark-roasted, contain these high amounts....
Disease Prevention
Top 4 Reasons You Should Eat a Small Amount of Peanuts or Peanut Butter Everyday
Eat Peanuts Daily! 1. Live a longer life. Regular consumption of peanuts can contribute to longer life. Recent research from Harvard showed that people who eat peanuts everyday decrease their risk of death from all causes by 20%.1 2. Shrink your waistline. Peanuts and...
Girls Who Regularly Eat Peanut Butter and Peanuts May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Later
A new study released in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, showed that young girls who consumed a serving of peanut butter or peanuts at least twice a week, reduced their risk of benign breast disease (BBD) in young adulthood by up to 39%. This gives...
Resveratrol, Found in Peanuts, May Also Help Chronic Kidney Disease
Eat Peanuts to Prevent Kidney Disease Resveratrol in peanuts is linked to prevention of cancer, aging, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and now chronic kidney disease (CKD). Resveratrol’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties may prevent the...
Heart Health
Top 4 Reasons You Should Eat a Small Amount of Peanuts or Peanut Butter Everyday
Eat Peanuts Daily! 1. Live a longer life. Regular consumption of peanuts can contribute to longer life. Recent research from Harvard showed that people who eat peanuts everyday decrease their risk of death from all causes by 20%.1 2. Shrink your waistline. Peanuts and...
Eat Peanuts Daily, Decrease Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Peanut flavoring – salted, spicy, honey-roasted, or unsalted – did not impact positive health benefits of peanuts, according to new study. Daily peanut consumption reduced blood pressure in all participants during the first two weeks, even in those with high blood...
A New Study by Harvard Gives Another Reason to Love Peanuts for Heart Health
A large study at Harvard School of Public Health showed that higher intakes of magnesium were associated with a 22% decrease in the risk of ischemic heart disease. Almost all of the magnesium in the study came from food and researchers suggest to increase...
Major Study Demonstrates Health Benefits of Replacing Red Meat with High Protein, Heart-Healthy Peanuts
A major study, "Red Meat Consumption and Mortality" (Harvard School of Public Health; Hu, et al; Archives of Internal Medicine, March 12, 2012), has concluded that red meat is associated with an increased risk of total cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer mortality...
Long Life
Top 4 Reasons You Should Eat a Small Amount of Peanuts or Peanut Butter Everyday
Eat Peanuts Daily! 1. Live a longer life. Regular consumption of peanuts can contribute to longer life. Recent research from Harvard showed that people who eat peanuts everyday decrease their risk of death from all causes by 20%.1 2. Shrink your waistline. Peanuts and...
Vegetarian Diets May Extend Life
New data from the Adventist Health Study-2 shows that vegetarian diets are associated with lower death rates, from all health-related causes, compared to non-vegetarian diets. When The Peanut Institute attended the International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition...
Study Shows Vegetable Fat Intake Decreases the Risk of Death From All Causes Among Men with Prostate Cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at type of fat intakes among men diagnosed with prostate cancer from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2010). Results indicated that higher intakes of vegetable fat decreased...
New Research Gives Another Reason to Eat a Handful of Peanuts Daily
A new major study showed men and women who ate a handful of peanuts daily increased longevity. Results were strongest when peanuts were eaten daily, reducing death from multiple causes by up to 20%, but benefits were also seen with eating peanuts less than once a...