Rethinking Opinions about Peanut Butter
Nutritionist Fernando Díaz challenges us to reconsider our perception of the consumption of peanut butter.
A Food with Controversy
Peanut butter, despite its popularity, is a food that has generated debate in the nutritional field.
Benefits and Myths
Is it advisable to include peanut butter in our fitness diet? What benefits does it bring to our muscles?
At Men’s Health, we have always been enthusiasts of this product, but Fernando Díaz’s words invite us to question its suitability.
Demystifying Peanut Butter
Fernando Díaz firmly states that peanut butter lacks exceptional qualities and contains antinutrients and toxins that make it inadvisable.
This food, which has gained popularity, is questioned for its content of antinutrients such as lectins and trypsin inhibitors, which affect digestion.
Additionally, the peanut roasting process produces linoleic acid, which accelerates oxidation and aging.
As if that were not enough, peanuts are prone to the growth of fungi that produce aflatoxins, related to liver toxicity and liver cancer.
Despite these warnings, peanut butter remains a popular food among fitness enthusiasts, including well-known athletes.
A Specialist’s Perspective
Roberto Cabezas, specialist in fitness, nutrition and sports supplementation at Men’s Health Spain, shares his vision on healthy eating and daily exercise.
Cabezas, who has a degree in Journalism, highlights the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and encourages combating stress through fitness training.
In addition, it shares nutritional recommendations, including the consumption of creatine, whey protein, and peanut butter with banana.
