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Peanut butter isn’t just for school lunches. This versatile spread is surprisingly good for your health. The high protein and healthy oils help with weight loss, diabetes and even Alzheimer’s disease.

No food is perfect, though. so there are some cautions with peanuts. Hopefully, you are not part of the 1 per cent of the population that is highly allergic to peanuts.

November is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month. More than 65 million pounds of peanut butter will be eaten by Americans during the month of November.

“Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.”  James A. Garfield

8 Health Benefits of Peanut Butter

1. Suppresses Hunger For Weight Loss

   Eating peanuts and peanut butterhelps control hunger without leading to weight gain.

2. Your Heart Loves Peanuts

   Studies found peanuts lowered the risk ofcardiovascularand coronary heart disease.

3. Lowers Colon Cancer

   Eating peanuts and peanut butter may reducecolon cancerin women.

4. Helps Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Impairment

   Astudyfound that those getting the most niacin from foods were 70 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. Peanuts are one of the foods highest in niacin.

5. Prevent Gallstones
   Intwo studies, individuals eating five or more servings of nuts per week had a 25 percent to 30 percent lower risk of getting gallstones compared to those who rarely or never ate nuts. Although peanuts are technically classified as a legume, they were considered nuts for these experiments, so peanuts are actually the most commonly consumed ‘nut’ in the world.

6. Full of Healthy Fat

   All of the fat in peanut butter is heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. A study found that insulin-resistant adults who ate a diet high in mono-saturated fat had less belly fat than people who ate more carbohydrates or saturated fat.

7. Lowers Type 2Diabetes

   Eating peanuts can reduce the risk of diabetes according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

8. High in Valuable Nutrition

   Peanut butter has protein as well as potassium— which lowers the risk of high blood pressure, stroke andheart disease. It also contains fiber for your bowel health, healthy fats, magnesium to fortify your bones and muscles, Vitamin E and antioxidants.

Caution: Peanuts and Aflatoxin
Peanuts are susceptible to moulds and fungus — some of which are highly toxic. A fungus called Aspergillus flavus produces a carcinogen that is twenty times more toxic than DDT, called aflatoxin. (To read all about these molds and the best way to minimize the risk, click here.)

History of Peanut Butter
Peanut Butter Lovers Day started on November 4, 1990. It marks the anniversary of the first patent for peanut butter, applied for by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg on November 4, 1895.

SAV Comment – Every day; PB on crumpets as part of breakfast; also at other times – great !! – but it has to be crunchy, not smooth.

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