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Article: Daily 1-ounce serving of peanuts reduces risk of cholecystectomy by 25%.
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- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- July 31, 2004
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2004 JUL 31 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Harvard School of Public Health researchers report that consuming a 1-ounce serving of peanuts or other nuts (about 160 calories per serving) five or more times a week is associated with a 25% reduced risk of cholecystectomy, or removal of the gallbladder.
Consuming a half-serving, or one tablespoon, of peanut butter (about 95 calories) five or more times a week is associated with a 15% reduced risk. Small, daily servings of peanuts and peanut butter have previously been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes as well.
This study is published in the July 2004 issue of American Journal of ...