00:00A handful of peanuts might do more than curb a snack craving.
00:03A new study links peanuts to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
00:07Researchers from the University of Barcelona and a German nutrition institute led the work.
00:1263 healthy young adults joined a six-month trial.
00:15They ate roasted peanuts, peanut butter, or a similar control spread every day.
00:20The peanut eaters showed changes in their blood fats.
00:23That included more of a special group of very long-chain saturated fats.
00:27Then the team checked those same blood changes in a larger German population study.
00:32The peanut pattern was linked to an 11% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
00:37Body weight appeared to explain much of that connection.
00:40The results appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
00:44Peanuts may deserve a spot in a balanced diet.
00:47Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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