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Peanut butter

A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
It is nutritious but: Is fattening, so don't be excessive. A 1 ounce serving of peanuts has 166 calories, 6.7 g of protein & contain: 12% magnesium, 10% phosphorus & 29% of... Read More
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Dr. Dean Giannone
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Peanut butter.: On the one hand, peanut butter does contain a predominance of healthier types of fats. On the other hand, there is still a lot of fat per serving of p... Read More
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Dr. Richard Ruden
Dentistry 40 years experience
Yes: Numerous studies have shown that people who regularly include nuts or peanut butter in their diets are less likely to develop heart disease or type 2 ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Ferguson
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Similar to others: The aldi peanut butter is similar to other branded products. The majority of its calorie content comes from fat, as it does for other peanut butters.I... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. LUIS IRIZARRY
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30 years experience
PB: Avoid expired product. If it's been experied for a few days of weeks (2-3) probably wont be a problem.
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Dr. Dean Giannone
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Expired foods.: Any expired food, peanut butter or otherwise, has the potential to be harmful. Please be cautious in eating any food beyond its expiration date. I wou... Read More
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Yes: Anything in large quantities will make you gain weight. Peanut butter is highly calorific so is more likely to make you gain weight. Where you gain we... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Payam Mehranpour
Internal Medicine - Cardiology 25 years experience
Yes: Lots of calories per volume. It has the potential to cause weight gain. Pay attention to calories. If you balance calorie intake and expenditure, you ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Cornelius Oleary
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Urgent Care 21 years experience
Healthy diet: Penut butter is packed with protein and tastes great. However, also packed with fat. If you look at the nutritional information for peanut butter, one... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Barbara Stark Baxter
Allergy and Immunology 44 years experience
Nutella vs PB: Nutella is made with hazelnuts; pb is made with peanuts. To compare, check the nutrition facts: the protein, fat and carbohydrate content, and the cal... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
High in fat but not: In saturated fat. Peanuts have 14 grams of fat but only 1.9 grams of saturated fat as well as 4, 393 mg of omega 6 fatty acids but only 0.8mg of omega... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Ruden
Dentistry 40 years experience
Hummus: The following five can substitute for peanut butter. They are almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, soy nut butter, and hummus.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Zacharisen
Allergy and Immunology 35 years experience
Symptoms after eat: The usual symptoms of a food allergy are itching, hives, swelling (lip, tongue), throat tightness, nausea, vomiting, asthma or combination of those wi... Read More
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