Health benefits of peanuts …

 

Carry a box of roasted peanuts and keep it in 

your office drawer. A healthy snack to have during 

those long boring meetings!

Health Benefits of Peanuts:

• Whole peanuts contains high amount of protein, which 

makes it a preferred diet of those people engaged in 

body-building and those people who are weak and 

underweight.

• Peanut contain vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant that

 is shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer and

 cardiovascular diseases.

• Peanut contain iron which is essential for the correct

 functioning of red blood cells.

• Peanut is rich in calcium which helps promotes 

healthy bones.

• Peanut has higher bioflavonoid resveratrol content

 than grapes. This bioflavonoid is believed to improve

 blood flow in the brain by as much as 30%, thus greatly

 reducing the risk of stroke.

• Individuals with kidney or gallbladder problems should

 avoid eating peanuts, because peanuts contain 

measurable amounts of oxalates, a naturally occurring

 substance found in plants, animals and human beings.

 When oxalates become too concentrated in body fluids, 

they can crystallize and cause health problems.

• Individuals with thyroid problems may need to avoid

 peanuts because peanuts contains goitrogens, 

a naturally occurring substance in certain foods 

that can interfere with the functioning of the

 thyroid gland. Although cooking may help to 

inactivate the goitrogenic compounds found in food,

 but it is not clear from the study how many percentage 

of goitrogenic compounds get inactivated by cooking.

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