Time: Thu Sep 11 11:53:01 1997 by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA27689; Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:30:46 -0700 (MST) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:30:38 -0700 To: "Peter J. Celano" <petec@iname.com> From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Nuts! - Antioxidant Found in Peanuts (fwd) Hi Peter, The black scientist George Washington Carver did a wealth of research with peanut crops, even producing a non-diary creamer from them, which his closest friends thought was real cream. Perhaps we should dig up his voluminous research, and post it here on the Internet? I vote YES!! /s/ Paul Mitchell http://supremelaw.com At 12:12 PM 9/11/97 -0500, you wrote: >Wednesday September 10 2:14 PM EDT > >Antioxidant Found in Peanuts > >By Theresa Tamkins > >NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Can eating peanuts be good for your heart? >It's possible, according to a new study that found that the lowly >legumes contain an antioxidant also found in red wine, which >studies have associated with a lower risk of heart disease. > >Moderate consumption of wine lowers the risk of heart disease, >mainly due to the alcohol content. However, some researchers >believe antioxidant compounds found in red wine give the beverage >an added boost over white wine, beer or liquor, when it comes to >protecting the heart. > >In the new study, researchers found one of those antioxidant >compounds, called resveratrol, is found in peanuts, at about half >the level per ounce as red wine. However, a serving of peanuts -- >one ounce -- contains 73 micrograms of resveratrol, while a >serving of red wine -- about five ounces -- contains more than >800 micrograms of the substance, according to the study that was >partially funded by The Peanut Institute. The seed coat, or red >skin covering the peanut, has a little extra resveratrol, about >42 micrograms per ounce consumed. > >So does that mean a peanut butter sandwich is in on par with a >glass of vintage vino -- at least in health terms? Well, that >remains to be seen, according to Dr. Timothy Sanders, research >leader at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) >Agricultural Research Center located at North Carolina State >University in Raleigh. The study included three different types >of peanuts sold in the U.S., including spanish, runner and >virginia peanuts -- the type found in ballparks across the >nation. > >"One of those we roasted, and we got almost exactly the same >level (of resveratrol) in the roasted sample as we did in the >non-roasted sample," Sanders said. "I would think that it would >be there (in peanut butter) at about the same level -- but that's >a guess." > >The new study was prompted by a 1992 report that found that >people who eat nuts four to five times a week have a 40% >reduction in cardiovascular risk. The finding may seem >counterintuitive because of the high fat content of the nuts; for >example, macadamia nuts get 75% of their calories from fat and >peanuts get 50% of their calories from fat. > >"Most people hear this for the first time and say this can't be >true, but the people are reputable scientists," said Sanders, who >presented his data this week at the American Chemical Society >meeting in Las Vegas. Peanuts also contain vitamin E, folic acid >and fiber, other substances that might be beneficial, he said. > >Past studies had suggested that peanuts could produce resveratrol >in response to infection with fungi, but it had not previously >been found in healthy, edible nuts. > >"I was surprised it was there to be quite frank with you," said >Sanders, who conducted the study with colleague Robert McMichael. > > >********************************************** >To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: > majordomo@majordomo.pobox.com >with the message: > subscribe ignition-point email@address >or > unsubscribe ignition-point email@address >********************************************** >http://www.telepath.com/believer >********************************************** > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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