Are Peanuts Healthy?
Are peanuts healthy? How do they compare, nutrition-wise, to other nuts? And does it matter how you eat them?
To cut to the chase, yes, peanuts are healthy. And there are lots of reasons why. But first, a quick overview of what it means to call a food “healthy.” This term is pretty nuanced and person-dependent, Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, founder of Maya Feller Nutrition and an adjunct professor at New York University, previously told Glamour. Factors like age, health status, food tolerances, cultural background, religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, and where you live can influence what “healthy” means for you, she explained.
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