Benefits of eating peanut butter

in health •  6 years ago 

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Peanut butter offers numerous health benefits, if you consume it regularly. 

  • If you eat peanut butter on a regular basis, you will receive huge amount of unsaturated fat which replaces saturated fat in your body and improve your health.
  • Peanut butter offers huge amount of potassium content which helps you fight the harmful effect of sodium content. The food that you eat regularly provides high amounts of sodium content to your body. To reduce its ill effects on your body, you need to have adequate amount of potassium content. 
  • Peanut butter also contains sufficient amount of fibres, antioxidants and magnesium to control the body function. 
  • The consumption of 2 tablespoons of peanut butter can provide you nearly 7 grams of protein which shows it is also a great source of protein content. 
  • The presence of fats and proteins in peanut butter provide energy for the body without any interruption. 
  • If you control the intake of peanut butter, it will reduce the risk of diabetes. 
  • Peanut butter also offers Vitamin E which prevents cataract and Alzheimer’s disease. Vitamin E is also capable to save your body from the effect of toxic contents. 
  • Consuming peanut butter can control the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
  • The amount of protein and fibre in peanut butter are capable to make you full for a long time and also cause weight loss. If you intake peanut butter on a regular basis, it will not increase your weight. 
  • However, peanut butter contains low amount of zinc, but it is enough to boost your immune system. 

You can consult a doctor to know about it in detail.

Source: https://www.lybrate.com/topic/10-health-benefits-of-peanut-butter-that-will-surprise-you/1b934f3db2c89c3fb2214c33332e89ab

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