06.24.16
Boasting the highest protein content of any nut, peanuts are plentiful in healthy oils, fiber, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
Adding to its list of benefits, new research suggests this powerful nut not only offers essential nutrients, but may also be a “smart snack” for helping to prevent obesity.
Published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children, the study “Benefits of a snacking intervention as part of a school-based obesity intervention for Mexican American children,” found that high risk adolescents who consistently consumed a daily snack of peanuts or peanut butter significantly decreased their Body Mass Index (BMI) over a 6-month period.
The 6-month, randomized study followed a large group of 257 Latino adolescents who were overweight and obese. Despite being at very high risk, the children who ate the peanut and peanut butter snacks more than four times a week showed better results than those that ate them less than once a week or not at all. The average age of the subjects was 12 years old, a
Adding to its list of benefits, new research suggests this powerful nut not only offers essential nutrients, but may also be a “smart snack” for helping to prevent obesity.
Published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children, the study “Benefits of a snacking intervention as part of a school-based obesity intervention for Mexican American children,” found that high risk adolescents who consistently consumed a daily snack of peanuts or peanut butter significantly decreased their Body Mass Index (BMI) over a 6-month period.
The 6-month, randomized study followed a large group of 257 Latino adolescents who were overweight and obese. Despite being at very high risk, the children who ate the peanut and peanut butter snacks more than four times a week showed better results than those that ate them less than once a week or not at all. The average age of the subjects was 12 years old, a
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