Peanuts are no strangers to us , and the title of “longevity fruit”, which is deeply loved by everyone whether it is a snack or a snack.

Is it reliable to check high blood lipids and eat peanuts for relief?

The 54-year-old Zhang had just returned from a hospital check and was walking home with the medicine prescribed by the doctor when he met Mr. Li in the park. After inquiring, Mr. Li found out that Lao Zhang was hyperlipidemia caused by obesity. The normal blood lipid index is 0.45-1.7 mmol/L, and Lao Zhang’s blood lipid reached 1.7 mmol/L. The doctor prescribed him medicine. , and told him to go back and start to lose weight, try not to eat animal oil, fat, and animal offal, and eat more whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables.

Mr. Li told him that he can go back and eat some peanuts, which can lower blood lipids, reduce the accumulation of cholesterol, and prevent cardiovascular disease.

Old Zhang went home and told his wife about it, and the wife just said to him that he would have told you to eat less fat, You don’t listen to losing weight, and now you’re sick and you believe in other people’s “leaks”. They all say that peanuts contain a lot of fat and protein. It’s not bad if you don’t raise blood lipids, but it’s still lower. Believe whatever you say.

Lao Zhang himself also checked some information on the Internet and found that there are different opinions on whether peanuts can reduce blood lipids and prevent cardiovascular diseases. I don’t know who to trust.

Are peanuts a “good health product”?

In our opinion, the biggest cause of cardiovascular disease is that the fat content in the body is too high, which is deposited in the blood vessels, the blood viscosity increases, and the blood flow slows down, which induces a A series of cardiovascular diseases, and peanuts have fat and protein. Isn’t fat known as “the root of all evil”, and this kind of food will not affect the health of blood vessels?

In fact, this understanding is one-sided. The fat in peanuts is more monounsaturated fatty acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid. Nutrients can lower cholesterol, improve blood lipid status, and prevent cardiovascular disease.

According to the results of the Harvard University study on the intake of nuts and the risk of cardiovascular disease, adding peanuts as a snack in the usual diet instead of other refined Cereals, although not significantly changing the parameters of blood glucose and lipids, can reduce the risk rate of cardiometabolic syndrome to a certain extent.

In addition, in 2021, the American Heart Association will also publish an article on this research, showing that peanuts contain Nutrients such as unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber can increase our control of blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure, thereby preventing cardiovascular disease. People who ate 4-5 peanuts a day had a 13% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 20% lower risk of stroke than those who didn’t eat peanuts.

From this point of view, the effect of peanuts on cardiovascular disease should not be underestimated. In fact, peanuts can not only have these functions, but also have a healthy brain, delay aging, increase satiety, help lose weight, and reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and rectal cancer. But peanuts are useful if you eat them right. According to the recommendations of the “Chinese Dietary Guidelines”, under normal circumstances, the daily intake of peanuts for adults is about 10 grams, which is about 12 peanuts, and it is not advisable to eat too much.

These two types of people should try to eat as little peanuts as possible

For people with special circumstances, it is recommended to minimize the consumption of peanuts. The amount of peanuts eaten.

1, hyperuric acid and gout patients

Peanuts are also high purine foods, which should be eaten less or not by patients with high uric acid. Excessive intake may reduce the excretion of uric acid and increase the amount of uric acid in the body, thereby increasing the risk of gout attacks.

For patients with high uric acid and non-acute gout, a maximum of 7 peanuts per day, proper consumption can also help regulate blood sugar, glycerol Triesters, etc.

2. Patients with chronic kidney disease

Peanuts contain phosphorus, and people with kidney disease have degraded kidney function and limited ability to metabolize phosphorus, which will increase the burden on the kidneys and aggravate the disease. Therefore, it is recommended that patients with kidney disease eat up to 5 peanuts a day, and choose high-quality protein foods such as milk, lean meat, and fish.

Editor: Ren Xuan