March 15, 2012

Swapping just one serving of red meat per day for one serving of nuts could lower the risk of dying by 19 per cent, according to a new study by Harvard University researchers.

The study, "Red Meat Consumption and Mortality", was published online this month by the Archives of Internal Medicine.

December 9, 2011

Dr Graeme Wright (Peanut Breeding, Seed & Innovation) represented PCA at a recent Food As Medicine TechClinic held in Brisbane.

The clinic, which was a lead-up event to the 5th International Conference on Mechanisms of Action of Nutraceuticals, focussed on examining the barriers and solutions to successfully increasing the output of health products from agricultural materials.

September 12, 2011

We all know that we should try to eat healthy food ... but what's healthy? The messages from the media can at times be confusing or downright contradictory ... is red meat, red wine or pasta really good or bad?

Respected newsmagazine Time has attempted to cut through the mixed messages this month with a cover story by heart surgeon and Emmy Award-winning TV doctor Dr Mehmet Oz.

September 5, 2011

Canadian researchers have shown that resveratrol, the powerful antioxidant found in peanuts and red wine, may help stop the development of "metabolic syndrome", the cluster of symptoms that increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Medical researchers Jason Dyck and Sandra Davidge are particularly interested in researching possible ways of helping babies that have suffered growth restrictions in the womb.

August 10, 2011

New research published this month is providing even more reasons to add peanuts to your diet ... especially if you have Type 2 diabetes.

In the first study, published in the August edition of Diabetes Care, Canadian researchers at the University of Toronto tested 117 patients with Type 2 diabetes.

June 28, 2010

Federal Government funding announced last week is great news for peanut lovers as it will allow researchers at the University of South Australia to begin an evaluation of peanuts as a potential "brain food".

The $80,007 grant from the Australian Research Council is to "evaluate peanuts as a source of bioactive nutrients for enhancement of endothelial function and cognitive performance".

May 11, 2010

Eating nuts - including peanuts - can improve blood lipid levels, lower total- and LDL-cholesterol levels, and improve important lipid ratios, according to the results of a new meta-analysis conducted by Loma Linda University in California.

June 30, 2009

Researchers in the United States have suggested a diet high in peanuts and peanut oil can have a beneficial effect on Type II diabetes.

The team, based in New Jersey, tested mice with Type II diabetes with a diet high in oleic acid to see if the dietary change had any affect on insulin production.

January 30, 2009

US research has shown that whole peanuts, peanut oil and even fat-free peanut flour all have heart health benefits.

Dr Tim Sanders from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service presented the results of his research to the 2008 annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists held in New Orleans.

January 6, 2009

Spanish researchers have shown that a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish plus a handful of nuts every day can decrease a known risk factor for heart disease - metabolic syndrome.

The researchers reported the results of a one-year randomised trial in the December 2008 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine.