From organic peanut oil to the many used of the cashew seed, there are many different types of nuts with many varied uses – and many significant health benefits. Though some parents may be worried about their children potentially developing a nut allergy, research and studies have shown that the vast majority of people (adults and children both) – up to ninety eight percent of the population of the United States – have no reason to worry about developing an allergy, particularly a serious one.
Peanuts in particular are popular in the United States (as well as many other parts of the world), with more than three hundred thousand metric tons of peanuts exported from the United States in 2013 alone. And in the United States itself, more than one hundred and twenty million pounds of peanut butter are consumed every year. In fact, around ninety percent of all households across America have at least one jar of peanut butter, not to mention a wider variety of other popular peanut products. Peanuts and peanut products alone make up for nearly seventy percent of total nut consumption in the United States, and are by far the most popular nut on the market.
Peanuts as well as peanut products have a wide range of health benefits as well, making them nutritious as well as nutritious. Just a single one ounce serving of raw peanuts contains more than seven grams of protein and just over two grams of fiber. And nuts in general have been linked to considerably improved brain function, with studies showing that walnuts in particular led to improved comprehension in young adults. Pecan nuts have also been linked to health benefits, such as increased levels of antioxidants that last in your bloodstream for as long as twenty four hours, a full day. Macadamia nuts are likewise healthful, containing in one serving nearly sixty percent of your daily manganese needs and more than twenty percent of what your need of thiamin in one day. Chia seeds provide benefits as well, such as a whopping eleven grams of fiber in just one ounce. And all nuts have been shown, when regularly consumed, to reduce your overall risk of cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer, as well as diabetes.
The advantages of peanuts and peanut products such as organic peanut oil are vast. For instance, organic peanut oil has a variety of uses in cooking. But organic peanut oil is not the only peanut product with many uses and benefits. Aside from organic peanut oil, products like peanut butter and roasted peanuts are common in the majority of households in the United States. But peanuts are not the only nut that provides considerably health benefits. The benefits of walnuts, macademia nuts, pecans, and other nuts and varied and important to any person’s health and range from increased vitamin levels to even increased overall brain function, particularly comprehension. Eating nuts is not only nutritious, it’s delicious and makes eating an overall healthy diet all that much easier.
Some parents may be concerned about an allergy developing in their child. Though it is true that parents should be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction when first introducing common allergens such as peanuts to their toddlers, in reality the vast majority of all parents have nothing to fear. Statistics show that nearly one hundred percent of us should not be wary or particularly vigilant about a potential nut allergy, and that we can consume peanuts and other nuts happily and very safely.
