You all must have eaten peanuts. Often people pass the time by eating peanuts while travelling. The pleasure of eating peanuts with green chilli and black salt is something else. But do you know how many benefits are thereby consuming it in winter? The small-looking peanut is a storehouse of nutrients. Other essential nutrients including calcium and vitamin D are found in it. So let us know from the experts what the benefits of eating peanuts in winter are. Health expert LavneetBatra is giving information about this.

Benefits of eating peanuts

  • Peanuts are a power bank of protein. All 20 amino acids are found in different proportions in it. These play an important role in cell formation.
  • Peanuts contain healthy monosaturated fats that stimulate hormones, making you feel satisfied for a long time.
  • Consuming peanuts makes the skin healthy. Nutrients like Vitamin B3 and Niacin help in making the skin wrinkle-free.

  • Peanuts contain a high amount of niacin and apart from this, Vitamin E is present in it which helps in keeping away diseases like Alzheimer's.
  • Pregnant women can benefit from eating peanuts because it contains folate. These are helpful in the formation and development of the fetus. It is also important for the development of the baby's neural tube, which plays an important role in the development of the brain and spinal cord.
  • The phytosterols in peanuts may help inhibit tumour growth by more than 40 percent. Apart from this, the incidence of cancer spreading to other parts of the body can be reduced by about 50 pieces.

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