Detox? - No Need to Spend Pounds to Lose Pounds, When Nutrient-Packed Peanuts can do Your Body & Wallet More Good

ATTN: Feature Editors

LONDON, January 4 - Enjoying a few peanuts over the festive season is one thing,
but assuming you should ditch them along with other high fat foods, once the
New Year dieting urge kicks in is a big mistake!

It's official, American peanuts provide more than 30% of your
daily needs for no less than 14 key nutrients and that's on top of the
protein and energy they provide! So peanuts offer a powerful nutritional
boost, just what you need if you're cutting back the calories after the
festive excesses. And if this seems a contradiction, rest assured that
research shows 'nuts are fattening' is a myth.

New EU regulations now govern nutrition and health claims for
all foods and drink products sold throughout the EU. These new rules are
designed so that shoppers are less likely to be misled by unsubstantiated
claims, such as for 'beautiful skin', 'enhanced virility', 'increased muscle
definition', or simply that a product contains beneficial amounts of certain
nutrients, when in fact the content is negligible. Nutrition claims can no
longer be made unless a product supplies a significant quantity (15% of daily
needs) in 100g and to be able to claim that a product is a high/excellent
source, the product must contain at least 30% of daily needs, which is
exceptionally tough for more than a few key nutrients[i].

American peanuts can legitimately claim to be an excellent
source of 14 nutrients: fibre, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc,
copper, manganese, vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B3 (niacin), pantothenic
acid, folate, vitamin E, unsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats.
Additionally they provide protein, iron and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). That's a
powerful concoction in a great tasting package and at a fraction of the cost
of detox pills and potions!

Your waistline will thank you too. Harvard University
investigated the relationship between nut consumption and long term weight
change in 51,000 women, aged 20-45yrs. Results over 8 years showed that women
eating peanuts, peanut butter or tree nuts more than twice a week had: less
weight gain than women who did not eat them; lower BMIs (body mass index);
and overall a lower risk of obesity[ii].

It's recognition of the good value nutritional boost of peanut
products that explains the increasing sales of peanuts and peanut butter this
year in the USA[iii].

So, add American peanuts to your New Year healthy eating resolution and
enjoy the tasty benefits!

Notes for Editors

For delicious peanut recipes and images, please visit:
www.peanutsusa.org.uk

For the 14 day peanut weight loss diet, please visit:
admin.peanutsusa.com/documents/Document_Library/UK_14_day_diet.pdf

A word about salt: The main sources of salt in our diets are hidden
sources within many processed foods. The salt in peanuts is on the outside,
which is why they are considered 'salty'. Peanuts themselves are in fact low
in salt, so you can reduce the salt simply by shaking it off - and much of
the salt is left in the bag anyway!

    USA Peanut brands in the UK:

    - Sun Valley King of Nuts (large American peanuts), roasted salted, dry
      roasted, chilli, & honey roasted (Ryanair, Virgin trains, Martin
      McColl)
    - Planters peanuts (Waitrose) & Big D
    - Firedancer peanuts (selected department stores, Lakeland and Tesco)
    - Waitrose roasted inshell peanuts, cashew/peanut mix, & dry roasted
      peanuts
    - Marks & Spencer Belgian milk chocolate coated American peanuts
    - Sainsburys' unroasted monkey nuts (inshell peanuts)
    - Planet Organic organic roast peanuts & organic redskins
    - As Nature Intended organic redskins
    - Dormens roasted salted peanuts (selected outlets)
    - Ann's Nuts roasted salted (Costco)
    - Kirkland own label mixed nuts (Costco)

    Look for the words 'American Peanuts' or the Quality USA logo on
    packaging to be assured that you are buying great tasting, high quality
    peanuts and peanut butter.

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[i] Regulation (ec) no 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods (OJ
L 404, 30.12.2006, p.9)
ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/claims/index_en.htm;
www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178621456747.htm

Calculations based on official data from USDA food composition databank:
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search

[ii] Bes-Rastrollo M et al. "Prospective study of nut consumption,
long-term weight change, and obesity risk in women". American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition 2009; 89: 1-7.

[iii] Data from USA Peanut Industry sources and Information Resources,
Inc. (I.R.I.)

Note to Editors:

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For more information on the research or diet plan, or for high resolution images, please contact: Jennette Higgs, Consultant Nutritionist/Dietitian and Media Specialist for the American Peanut Information Office, e-mail: jennette at foodtofit.co.uk, tel: +44(0)1327-354632.