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Do you like peanuts? Or are you afraid that after eating peanuts your face will develop acne? We usually consume peanuts after they are roasted or boiled. But, do you know what are the benefits of peanuts when consumed for health? The following is the review.
Benefits of peanuts
Peanuts or what in scientific language is known as arachis hypogea are known by many names. Some people prefer to call it 'beans', that's all. You can now enjoy peanuts in a variety of dishes, from jam to chili sauce. In addition to its delicious taste, you also need to know the benefits of peanuts when consumed.
1. Lose weight
A study conducted by O'Byrne DJ managed to reveal that consuming nuts for six months was able to reduce the participants' body weight by three kilograms. In this study the participants were women who had entered menopause. This condition occurs because there is a decrease in bad cholesterol levels in the participants' bodies, after eating a diet low in monounsaturated fat which is rich in peanut oleic acid.
This research is supported by research conducted by Alper CM which revealed that eating nuts can make you feel satisfied, thereby reducing your desire to snack on other snacks. Research conducted by Alper also adds that consuming nuts makes your body absorb 66 percent of the energy contained by nuts but doesn't necessarily increase your body weight even if it's only one kilogram.
In addition, the protein and monounsaturated fat content in nuts can trigger an increase in the body's energy release by up to 11 percent after consuming nuts for 19 weeks.
2. Heart health
Research conducted by Guasch-Ferre concluded that giving supplements containing nuts to 7,216 men and women aged 55 to 80 years can reduce your chances of developing cardiovascular disease by 34 percent due to its rich content of magnesium, which is believed to be able to treat cancer, heart disease and disease. others that can cause death.
This is supported by a study which adds that eating nuts for 30 weeks can reduce triglycerides by 24 percent and increase magnesium levels in the body which can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease exposure to your body.
3. Health bile
Based on research conducted by Tsai CJ on several participants who recently showed symptoms of gallstones, it was shown that regularly consuming about five ounces of nuts per week decreased the participants' chances of developing gallstones. Compared to those consuming less than an ounce for a month, or even not consuming it at all.
Generally, gallstones occur due to a buildup of cholesterol in your bile. However, nuts have ingredients that can control cholesterol levels in the body. This is in accordance with research conducted by Lokko P, who added that consuming it regularly for eight weeks can reduce total cholesterol (7.2 percent) and triglyceride (20 percent) levels in the body.
Don't eat too much
However, as has been done in a number of studies above, peanuts should be consumed in a certain dose per day. Some literature says that excessive consumption of peanuts can actually reduce mineral levels in your body and increase your risk of developing kidney failure.
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