Peanuts have many benefits, but you should not eat too many at once, and people with certain conditions should never eat them.
Do you like eating peanuts? It was first discovered that eating peanut kernels orally could relieve bleeding symptoms in hemophilia patients. Later it was found that it is not only effective for patients with type A hemophilia (caused by a deficiency of factor VIII), but even more effective for patients with type B hemophilia (a deficiency of factor IX), and it also has a hemostatic effect on some other bleeding patients, but for those with severe bleeding, its effect is very poor. The potency of the peanut skin is 50 times stronger than that of the peanut kernel itself, and after being roasted, its potency is greatly reduced (20 times weaker).
The inner skin of peanuts contains an anti-fibrinolysin enzyme, which can prevent and treat various traumatic bleeding, liver disease bleeding, hemophilia, and so on. But peanut kernels easily absorb moisture and become moldy, producing aflatoxin, which is strongly carcinogenic. Aflatoxin can cause toxic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. This toxin is resistant to high temperatures; cooking methods such as pan-frying, stir-frying, boiling, and deep-frying cannot break it down. Therefore, you must be careful never to eat moldy peanut kernels.
Peanut kernels are rich in plant sterols, which to a certain extent can help control diabetes, and you can eat a few pieces a day. However, peanuts are, after all, a high-calorie, high-fat food, and they contain relatively large amounts of unsaturated fatty acids. Eating peanuts and sunflower seeds without restriction will increase calorie intake and raise blood lipids, which is not conducive to controlling blood sugar and blood pressure, so it is best not to eat more than 10 pieces a day. But when eating peanuts, you must be clear about whether you are allergic to peanuts. Eating peanuts can help pregnant women produce milk sooner to feed their babies, because peanuts are rich in protein and also contain fatty oil; these substances have a very good effect on milk production. Moreover, pregnant women can also achieve the effects of promoting lactation and nourishing the blood by eating peanuts.
Children's bones develop the fastest, and if they insist on eating peanuts every day, the rich nutrition in peanuts can promote bone development. It can also help supplement calcium, and regularly eating peanuts can also improve children's memory. Therefore, many families choose to let their children eat some peanuts every day to supplement nutrition.
People with these conditions should not eat peanuts. Gout is a group of diseases caused by purine metabolism disorders, and patients all have hyperuricemia. Because a high-fat diet reduces uric acid excretion and worsens the condition, peanuts should be avoided during the acute attack stage of gout, and they should also be eaten in moderation during the remission stage of gout. For those who have had their gallbladder removed, they should not eat too many peanuts, or even not eat peanuts at all, because eating peanuts may worsen the condition of gallbladder patients and ultimately affect their health. The dietary treatment principle for hyperlipoproteinemia is to limit calories and reduce saturated fatty acid and cholesterol intake. Peanuts are a high-fat, high-calorie food, and eating more of them can only worsen the condition.