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Move Over Apples, Does Eating Peanuts Every Day Keep The Cardiologist Away?
New Study Shows Participants Who Consumed Peanuts Two or More Times a Week Had a 15% Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Than Those Who Never or Almost Never Eat Peanuts BOSTON-A new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology points to the...
Peanut Butter Doesn’t Just Benefit Your Taste Buds
Peanut butter is one of America’s favorite foods, and for good reason too. It’s not only delicious, but it also has many health benefits. People are often surprised when they find out there are many healthy calories in peanut butter, as well as other important...
Nutty Little Facts: Peanut And Peanut Butter Trivia That’ll Satisfy Your Hunger For Knowledge
Peanuts are undoubtedly one of the most popular types of foods we consume. From traditional PB and J to exotic curries, some of the world's most scrumptious foods contain peanut products. But as much as we love these high protein snacks and delicious meals, we may not...
Plains, Peanuts And A President: The 21st Annual Plains Peanut Festival Celebrates The Harvest And Honors Our 39th President Jimmy Carter
The 21st Annual Plains, Georgia Peanut Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 23. This year’s festival is themed “Plains, Peanuts and a President”. For the past two decades, the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, population 700, swells to more than ten times its...
Top 4 Reasons You Should Eat a Small Amount of Peanuts or Peanut Butter Everyday
Eat Peanuts Daily! Live a longer life. Eating peanuts has been shown to increase the lifespan. 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...
Peanut Protein, Bioactives Keep Arteries Open
Study shows new way peanuts promote heart health Research from The Pennsylvania State University shows a new way in which peanuts may reduce the risk of heart disease. This study, published in The Journal of Nutrition, is the first to show that peanuts, especially...
Study Shows Small Serving of Peanuts Reduces Major Disease and Death Risk
Just 15-20 grams of nuts per day provides major health benefits If you’re looking for one simple way to gain major health benefits, peanuts may be the answer. New research1 from Imperial College London School of Public Health shows that consuming a little less than a...
Study Shows Peanuts and Peanut Butter to be “Smart Snacks” for Preventing Obesity
A new study shows that high risk adolescents who consistently consumed a daily snack of peanuts or peanut butter significantly decreased their Body Mass Index (BMI) over a six month period. The study, “Benefits of a snacking intervention as part of a school-based...
Study Shows Eating Peanuts Regularly is Associated with Fewer Deaths, Especially from Heart Disease
Eating peanuts may be a simple way to increase longevity, even for high risk populations. A new study of over 200,000 people shows that peanut-eaters decreased total deaths by 21% and reduced cardiovascular deaths by 38%. The study was released this week in the...
Eating Peanuts Daily Helps Decrease Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Regardless of Flavoring
A new study just released in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that different flavors of peanuts – salted, spicy, honey-roasted, or unsalted – result in positive health benefits. The study, “A Randomized Trial on the Effects of Flavorings...