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Study Finds Daily Peanut Consumption Can Help Reverse Metabolic Syndrome – Condition That Affects One in Five Adults Further Evidence for Thinking of Food as Medicine Albany, Ga. (December 2, 2020) – The Peanut Institute is sharing recent research that shows eating...
Recent Research Shows Peanuts Help Control Glucose Levels
Numerous Studies Identify Diabetic Health Benefits of Peanuts and Peanut Butter Albany, Ga. (November 10, 2020) – In the past three years, new research has found that peanuts and peanut butter can be a powerful tool to help diabetics live a healthier life and prevent...
Research Reveals Daily Dose of Peanuts Delivers Body and Mind Benefits
Americans Encouraged to Pause for Peanuts Albany, Ga. (September 9, 2020) – For a health routine boost, add a dose of peanuts. Research shows pausing daily for peanuts or peanut butter does a body and mind good. Peanuts are a superfood so just a small amount can fend...
Health & Nutrition Studies
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...