Peanuts  - one of the plentiful source of protein. People not only eat roasted or boiled peanuts, but also use it for processing into brittle dried peanuts, peanut butter, peanut candy, ...

Not only is the food for brain,  this style of snacks offers a lot of other benefits for health.

 

1. Reducing the risk of birth defects:

Source of folic acid contained in peanuts is essential for women during pregnancy. Many studies show that women before pregnancy or during early pregnancy, if the additional 400 micrograms of folic acid per day will be able to reduce the risk of neural tube defects to 70%.

 

2. Stabling blood sugar:

1 / 4 cup of peanuts can give your body 35% of manganese needed each day. Manganese is a mineral playing a role in the metabolism of fat and carbohydrate, helping calcium absorption and maintaining blood sugar stability.

 

3. Prevent gallstones:

This can be surprising. But experienced 20 years of research, it has been proved that if you eat an ounce, equivalent to 28.35 g of peanuts or peanut butter within a week will reduce 25% risk of progression of the disease gallstones.

 

4. Preventing depression:

Peanuts are also the abundant sources of amino acid tryptophan, necessary for production process of serotonin. Serotonin is useful for brain, improving mood, reducing depression.

 

5. Strengthening memory:

Why are peanuts now  ranked the list of food for brain? That is the nature source of vitamin B3 and niacin contained in peanuts are much useful for health, including improvement of  brain function and promotion of memory activity.

 

6. Reducing cholesterol:

These nutrients help enhance memory power and bring down and control the effects of cholesterol. In addition, these substances can cut the bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol, being useful for the body.

 

7.  Cardiovascular protection:

According to many studies, eating beans regularly can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Peanuts are rich in non - saturated fat , useful for the heart. Besides, it also contains powerful antioxidants, typically oleic acid. Eating a handful of peanuts four times a week can help you avoid cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease.

 

8. Anti-intellectual decline in old age:

Research also shows significant source of niacin found in peanuts may reduce the 70% risk of Alzheimer's disease. Eating 1 / 4 cup of peanuts each day will give you quarter of essential niacin daily.

 

9. Cancer prevention:

Ingredient of phytosterol is found a lot in vegetable oil, nuts, including peanuts not only helps protect the heart by limiting the absorption of cholesterol, which can prevent cancer by inhibiting the development of tumors.

 

10. Reducing the risk of weight gain:

Peanuts or other nuts often can reduce the risk of weight gain. The previous studies have shown people who eat beans and nuts at least 2 times a week will be less likely to gain weight than those who almost never eat them.