Is Peanut Butter Bad for You?
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2015
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Is peanut butter bad for you? The answer is yes and no. It depends on how much you consume, the variety of nut you’re eating, and what the rest of your diet looks like.
To put it simply, peanut butter can be harmful because peanuts are high in omega-6 fats, which causes inflammation. We do not consume enough omega-3 fats, which reduce inflammation. Secondly, peanuts are grown on the ground and can develop mold, which can be a factor in a lot of kid’s allergy developments today.
If you want to eat your peanut butter and still be healthy, here are some tips. When you’re buying peanuts, make sure you’re buying a certified organic brand, usually Valencia or Jungle peanuts, which are grown on bushes higher up from the ground, avoiding mold. Additionally, adding flax seed oil or fish oil supplements to your diet to increase your level of omega-3 fats is important. Consuming peanut butter can be part of a healthy diet if you’re consuming it with the right type of foods. Peanuts are one of the highest forms of plant-based proteins available today, as well. So, if you buy organic, jungle peanuts and you’re consuming a lot of omega-3 fats in your diet, then it can be healthy to consume peanut butter.
However, the biggest problem with peanut butter today is that 99% of peanut butters contain hydrogenated oils, are non-organic, and people are consuming too many omega-6 fats. For this reason, peanut butter is not good for you and can cause weight gain and inflammation.
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*This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe, and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program.
*Continues eating peanut butter from the jar as he host talks*
Why does peanut butter taste best off a spoon? :)
I eat this new version of peanut butter, its called Goober, tastes great!
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I search it only because I was eating penut butter
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Jordan Rivera what?
me too
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2:30 Valencia peanuts DO NOT grow on bushes higher up off the ground, they to grow in the ground. The difference is Valencia peanuts come mainly from New Mexico where there is a dry arid climate, so the risk of mold drops substantially in Valencia peanuts.
I only buy organic peanut butter.
I really just wanted you to tell me that peanutbutter is healthy...
Right wtf man!
Same 😂😂😂
Foreal I'm over here like yo shut up!! 🤣
Julene Cook same
Julene you’re very beautiful.
Too forward?
I was so sad in the beginning, then he said that if you get organic peanuts it’s fine, and I make my own peanut butter and buy organic peanuts, and then he said if you consume omega-3s, you should worry about the omega-6s, and I add peanut butter to my healthy ice cream/smoothie bowl with chia seeds.
:( I live on peanuts and peanut butter ... so sad ... I eat like 60g a day ... as a student I can't afford all the organic foods :(
Mamo......If you start lookin' like a big ol' peanut.....dont blame me!!
Mamobo Ogoro you're not alone! I sit down with peanut butter and a spoon daily 😁
continue to eat peanuts and peanut butter, just get natural peanut butter, most organic foods not organic....all about marketing ...
GaminNinja, for clarification: I am referring to natural peanut butter you make yourself or go to a grocery market you can make peanut butter from their nut butter machines. The only organic foods I trust come from my local farmer, with which I have a close relationship for years now...as I stated previously in my other post most organic foods or products sold commercially are bullshit, marketing garbage, bottom line.
Take fish oil omega 3 supplements, then peanuts are not as bad.
Just a tips. If you show some of the products you talk about in your videoes while your talking, your videos would be much more interesting.
Thanks for your feedback Mohammed A!
+Dr. Josh Axe - It would look like an infomercial if you start showing products. I think we all know what a freakin' jar of peanut butter looks like. Also, very informative video and thanks for making it. I took notes.
I find his videos interesting without visuals because I am not 6.
Mohammed A
To much Peter butter is no good for your health 🗣🆗🎭🔫
i eat so many spoonfuls of peanut butter in one sitting.....
Me too😂
ARMYY
Me too
Easy calories
Worry about cancer they're packed with chemicals from pesticides etc.
lectins
Interestingly regarding weight gain: peanut butter paste is used as a first supplement when people are starved. It's very important in the fight against starvation.
I agree tho peanut butter often has a lot of ingredients a normal person doesn't need e.g. sugar etc.
I've hauled peanuts before ,trust me even Valencia peanuts are grown on the ground.
My mother passed away at 94 and ate 2 tablespoons of organic peanut butter every day
I don't think peanut butter is bad for us. Organic peanut butter is the best in my opinion. I consume organic peanut butter
Love that you put flax oil in your peanut butter, I saw a lecture recently and the study, the speaker was presenting showed flaxseed oil to be one of the best anti inflammatories. So I pulled it out of my frig this week and wow, my OA is settling down and It has helped me do moderate exercise again.
lectins
Man, listen. Respect to your knowledge.. my grandparents and there friends lived well into Late 80's and early 90's. Today's food is straight garbage.. stop Going. out to eat, cook at home, clean your food. Doctors like him hopefully are bringing attention to the situation to the industry.. I know it's a money thing. Stay healthy my friends. Peace.
Thanks for sharing this life saving information Doc, I appreciate it.
I strugle with with IBS and now I know why peanuts trigger a flair up.. thank u!
Excellent thank you Dr.Axe for this concise and exact description ..
Love the tips! I’m a peanut butter addict, I will start consuming only organic ones from now on.... I eat a lot of salmon the flex seeds for the omegas 3... also omega 3 supplements :)
Yes, your flax seeds are balancing out the peanuts!
My mom used to make me peanut butter and honey sandwiches when I was in grade school. Time to start eating them again, but using 12 grain bread instead of white. Graham crackers, peanut butter and honey are also good.
i like combining peanut butter with marble syrup :)
White bread is a killer!
Thx Dr. Axe I love peanuts. U explain them very well in here and in one ur las videos about their testostron levels. Great video. Thanks
Maybe that's one of the reasons why I am gaining weight.
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I don't know why I underestimated you (i tend to listen more to old doctors with glasses and a wisdom beard), but once I listened to your videos...my god you're good ! You're really really good ! Never jugdge people, lesson learned ! :)
Mars Bel he’s the best doctor in the world 💙 ( in my opinion 😌 ) he really changed my life 🙏🏼🌸
Love peanut butter, once a week on one bit of toast. Like my grandmother said, everything in moderation. And our peanut butter is strictly controlled in New Zealand, all organic
You’re so lucky to live there
Im moving to New Zealand
So is that hydronated oil sitting on top of natural butter. I got some almond butter from whole foods. It doesn't say hydronated oil on the ingredients list...but how do I know for sure???
Once a week is not moderation lol, that's
like 'blue moon' frequency. I've consumed
peanut butter almost every day of my life,
and will continue. :shrugs:
@@yoglory-3372 Not in a million years, freedom
does not live there, not much better here
in the US, but a little bit.
A brand named Teddy peanut butter has flax-seed infused, no other additives and GMO free. I love it.
lectins
I've ate peanut butter for 40 years, I eat it every day.
You must be getting enough omega 3's to counteract the 6's.
Palm oil free?
eaten - me too but I have switch to the organic Valencia products like Kirkland brand.
Me too@@unclegeorge7845
I wanna thank u so much Dr. Axe 'cause, i love 2 put peanut butter in my shake
Wow now I have to keep track of my omega 3 and omega 6 ration in addiction to trying to eat more greens and cook and grow. I feel like you have to be a scientist these days. Is this health info infinite??! I'm so overwhelmed.
Don’t worry about it. Just enjoy life and be healthy
lectins
😩😩😩 I love peanuts please don't tell me that😢😢😢
METOO HAHA
Nothing wrong with mixing them in a bowl with other nuts, like almonds, cashews and pistachio nuts.
Fu Lol get organic peanut butter.
Shut UP!
They still use pesticides in organic food and some of these natural pesticides are more poisonous to us. The organic food myth is just that a myth. Peanut butter is one of my favorites but im not scarfing down giant amounts. Too much of anything is bad that's why I get so annoyed with videos like this that ignore the real issues and mislead us.
Factory processed for doesn't serve your HEALTH after a certain age. Just look at the ingredient list. Just look at the extra purge factor in americans it's from factory food. Folks in Canada, Europe are leaner. It begins with the food, soil
It's peanut butter jelly time ...🎵
Dr, Axe. Thanks for all the information and your advice. Too many idiots posting but nothing new. People against truthful as well as health related information.
Well said.
small quantities of organic peanut butter (with no sugar) is fine!
Si mon how much would you consider as a small amount? 1-2 servings?
Thanks Doc. Well, as I have observed to our daily consumption of foods today.. moderation is advised.☺
Thank You for informing us. God Bless.
Thank you Dr.axe for your assistance
Comparing your clip, Doc, with another Doc's on peanuts, I find yours balanced and informative without being unduly frightening. Orchids for your peanuts! I buy roasted, non-salted peanuts in a 16oz jar, at my market for less than $3.00. Also, I buy peanut butter, ground in the specialty food store where I sometimes shop. Their product is $3.00/lb. They do not add any oils at all; no trans-fat worries. I add a tablespoon of peanuts to my oatmeal in the AM, and often eat the butter on a slice of wheat bread. I never experience any ill effects.
I'm well aware of the TLDR nature of this post, but I'm going to share. The only real problem I see with this advice is the idea that you're going to get bioavailable omega-3s from plant foods at all. Although there is currently some research being done on specific species of algae that can produce both DHA and EPA omega-3s, other plant foods have omega-3s in the form of alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA. For whatever reason, despite its terribly low bioavailability, the USDA still lists ALA as an "essential fat". ALA cannot be directly used anywhere in your body (as DHA and EPA are used primarily in the nervous system), and require special enzymes to convert them to their bioavailable form. Unfortunately the rate of conversion is extremely low; about 1g in 20g of ALA is effectively converted to DHA for use by the body, so even if you pour cups of flax seeds on everything you eat, you're not getting the benefits that you would from a 6oz can of sardines.
Your biggest mistake was taking anything the FDA says as something to seriously consider . Seriously? Have you ever looked at the old food pyramid, or the new one; or looked at the population grazing at the food court in the mall? 80% of our food isn’t even allowed in Europe
@@phoenixrisin2269 The FDA have effectively been neutered by lobbyists (thanks, republicans! And yes it is them) where a company can halt FDA assessments of their products and can, then, _self declare_ that they feel the substance is safe.
Essentially a voluntary process.
Sadly, most food is bad for you, due to corporate contamination with chemicals/toxins, in some form or fashion. Most produce, including conventionally grown peanuts, have heavy herbicide/pesticide contamination. That contamination is also passed along to animals products (meat, diary, etc.) via what is fed them. All refined cooking oils also have disturbingly high concentrations of pesticides/herbicides, in addition to their chemical/thermal processing contamination.
Thank you doctor I am suffering from psoriasis and I was have a lot of problems regarding the use of peanut butter but you just solved it thank you
Aloha Spreads uses Valencia peanuts in their coconut peanut butter! Super good!
dear god please say no I just ate a whole jar
With toasted bread, i like it! With fresh orange juice, cofee n warm water...
hi Doc Axe. how about Soy sauce?? is it bad for you? and is it also considered as a GMO food coz its made out of Soy..thanks it is really famous condiment here in asia.
To you and your work Doc....
I'm straight eating a jar of peanutbutter
I've been eating all natural peanut butter for years, no additives, no salt. Peanuts only. Now the company came out with an organic version as well. So now what am I supposed to think I've been eating all these years, pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides? World has gone crazy with all the gimmicks and/or bad for you food.
my mom has made peanut butter at home with flex seeds and also add honey😊
How she make can you tell me please 🙏🙏🙏always I'm worried for my kids what I'm gonna feed if everything is bad .😔😔😔
I like to eat freshly ground peanut butter without added salt or hydrogenated oil. It's good for you
Very informative, great video Dr. Axe!
Life's too short.......if you like peanut butter.......go ahead and enjoy it. Super crunchy for me, Skippy!!😊
I purchase organic, valencia peanut butter with no added oil. Then at home, I add organic flax seeds (and raw slivered almonds) because I like the taste and the extra crunch. Is that as beneficial as adding cold pressed flaxseed oil?
lectins
What a coincidence....I happen to buy flex oil and was not sure how to incorporate w/other foods. I also happen to have dry peanut butter (PB). Thanks to ur suggestion, I now mix the flex oil w/my dry PB.....Brilliant!
which ones can i buy at whole foods? any recommendations?
I was eating quite a lot of peanut butter (organic, no sugar), and my acne got so bad. I have pimples even on my neck, never had this before. So I am planning to stop eating it
Thanks dr.Ave!
Thank you sir ,. From Qatar
What are some good foods or brand of vitamins I can buy to get balanced omega 3's?
thanks this makes loads of sense.. inflammation inbalance between o6 & o3 ratio..
my lower back hurts wen i eat a half jar of pb
Thanks Dr.Axe👍🌸
I LOVE peanut butter! I buy the organic MaraNatha brand w/ no additives. Plus I take DHA fish oil for my Omega-3 so I should be okay😄
The mold never botherd my generation. We all grew up on peanut butter. Very few had allergies to it.
That's true, but I think they started adding the things that hurt us, like sugars and oils.
Allergies form from generation to generation depending on evolution 😊
Peanuts are not a nut. I switched to ALMOND butter. Yum!
Yeah, the cost is 3-4 times more. Oh, well.
I currently consume ZERO peanuts or peanut butter.
Hey Dr. Axe,
If peanuts are not it, what natural over fats can dogs consume?
My dog had sarcoma cancer in his tissue, and I pulled him off dog food. Now he has been alive a year longer than given by his Dr, but he is getting too skinny. Let me know, thank you!
Good video, but with one caveat; all plant and animal life and their products are automatically and essentially organic, and that may come as a surprise to many. Granted, these products often INCLUDE non-organic substances, most of which are not healthful. The term 'organic' has evolved into a loose and ill-advised expression which is used to scare folks into buying items that they cannot be sure are truly exclusive of non-organic material. This is not to ridicule your video, which I think is one of the more balanced explanations on peanut butter.
How do you feel about the brand Nuttzo. 7 nuts and seeds combined and its organic as well.
Mix Peanut butter with Coconut oil 50/50. Should be good...
What if I'm in a bulk stage and find cooking a tiresome chore? I have peanut butter, it's rich in protein and a good nutrient for muscle building.
Food in the US looks dire. Seems to be very little control over ingredients and quality. Hydrogenated oils are banned from food in EU.
As long as you're not getting the ones with all the oils. Just the nuts and salt. You'll be fine.
I buy organic peanut butter. No added oils or sugar crap in it.
I love my peanut butter cooikes!
My wife got me hooked on putting peanut butter on bananas, apples, in my Cream of Wheat and Oatmeal. I initially lost 20 lbs but after I started mixing peanut butter in the above foods, my weight loss stopped. I didn't gain any but I flatlined. I looked at the carbs and it wasn't really that bad. Then, I looked at the calories and there are about 100 calories per tbsp. Hell, I was going through a large jar of peanut butter a week. I didn't quit the apples and bananas but quit the peanut butter add on. My weight loss started again. Yep, I miss the peanut butter.
Yea carbs cause weight gain. Fat by itself causes weight loss
But monkey brain prevails and you want it all.
Dr Axe, when purchasing PB are you suggesting valencia peanuts or valencia the brand regardless of peanut type?
I thank you in advance for any clarification offered.
Valentia apparently is a type of peanut.
He musn't get to the grocery store a lot because there are many brands of natural peanut butter (with most stores having a house brand), containing only peanuts and maybe salt. And with most of these kinds, the oil is separated out at the top and you can pour some or all of it off, maybe instead of adding more oil in the form of flax seed oil to balance the omega 6:3 ratio. Just some thoughts...
PoweredbyPlants True! I buy Smuckers Natural. Ingredients are Peanuts and salt.
PoweredbyPlants that’s the one I buy but was wondering if I could eat daily for a lifetime
Great tip! I just started getting the natural peanut butter and mixing the oil in was a pain anyway. Just pour it off for health and convenience. This is why I read comments. There's the odd gold nugget in the vast sea of crap.
Jungle Peanuts must've given him a lot of money lmao
Should we drain the oil from the top? Even from the organic versions?
This add the fact that strawberries that are runner plant bushes contain mold and toxins that caused allergy for me 10 years ago
Question: Why is peanut allergy almost unheard of in some countries (like here in the Philippines)? I have never heard of peanut allergy in my country in the 48 years I have lived and we are heavy consumers of peanut. We use peanut for main dishes, snacks, spreads, and they are a popular street food.
Probably because the peanuts there are grown organically
@@MichaelDeLaRosa I don't have any food allergy I est fish 4 times a week for omega 3 and 1 table spoon peanut butter a day and I eat. Pesnuts too and almonds and peanut butter powder mix with pea powder my inflammation stay low depends on the person and history family origin
Idk man. I live in NCR and I have a classmate who got allergies after eating ice cream with peanuts in it. Plus I was asked if anyone had a peanut allergy in a restaurant just recently.
I truly think it has alot to do with the overall garbage diet America has. Like 80% of food is gmo, highly processed, toxic, inflammatory garbage.
I’m 74 and grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina USA and ate a lot of peanut butter as did everyone I knew. Nobody had allergies to peanuts and I never heard of that until the last thirty years or so. Don’t know what changed but I think there were some recommendations from pediatricians to avoid peanuts for infants. Now I read that that is changing.
Thanks for this information
Very interesting. I had no idea that peanut allergies are from the mold on the peanuts and not the peanuts themselves.
Questionable
This is misinformation. Most severe peanut allergies arise from the peanut protein, not from the mold.
Can you please share where you get your information on valencia peanuts? Or maybe I misunderstood, do they still grow underground?
MOST peanuts are grown on the ground? This doctor apparently isn't aware that all peanuts grow under the ground.
They really like to stress what you should and shouldn't eat. With I don't much of anything they talk about in this video and still have problems with everything they mention So there is not one diet fits all. What works fr one doesn't work for another.
Thanks for this presentation
thanks, doc good information,
Hello Doctor. I eat an organic peanut butter from Sprout's Farmer's Market. It is a store brand. It only list "Organic Peanuts" as the ingredient(s) on the label. What do think? Do think that is healthy? I ask because I love peanut butter and am trying to eat healthier.
Thank you, thank you
Hi dr axe.do you know if ghee is healthy?
eating peanut butter here while watching this video
a simple tip, if you want to stay healthy, just don't eat anything
Thank you 🙏🏼♥️ now I can go back to consume some peanut butter in my diet 😍 I respect you so much and I respect your knowledge 💙 you’re the best 🌸♥️
Thank you so much for your support and positive feedback!
Doc Axe is peanut has carb?
Hey, whats your age? Your pretty!
@@drjoshaxe it is the aflatoxin in them that is the problem. Even can cause liver disease. However I eat fresh ground peanut butter without anything added. Do these peanuts or any others contain aflatoxins? No way to know it’s about like eating Tuna and mercury?
almond or peanut butter?
Almond is healthier
When you say 'a little' of a high quality organic peanut butter, what do you consider a little? Quantity in tablespoons?
Thank you for sharing
Thank you very much doctor
Organic plain peanut butter is healthy right? Like the 365 brand with only peanuts and sea salt as the ingredients? I’ve been eating it daily, I hope so 😬🤞🏼I get it from sprouts or Whole Foods.
If only I could add a bit of natural peanut butter to my diet but the minute I buy a jar there is no peace in my bones until I don t eat all straight then and this happens absolutely every time such an easy food to binge on and so many people have this problem withe the peanut butter. Its really true that is why I never buy it no more to avoid a massive binge and then regret it or worse.
Thought I was the only one
i eat peanut butter right out of the jar with a spoon. Skippy or Peter Pan whatever is on sale.
Well, this explains my inflammations. Thanks for the advise.
vladimer33 same my skin has been rlly irritated but the pb is made from just peanuts ?
Peanut butter soup is the most delicious soup on this planet. Using peanut butter with no added sugar or preservatives.