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　　March 29, 2007 - Researchers are going nuts for peanut butter. Once reviled as a fat-laden, food no-no, it turns out that the creamy comfort food can actually reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes and even keep you from gaining weight.

　　Peanut butter contains about 90 percent peanuts. And that lowly legume is packed with vitamins A and E, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and fiber. And though peanut butter is loaded with fat, it's monounsaturated, the so-called "good fat" that doesn't raise blood cholesterol levels. Better yet, contrary to what you may think, peanut butter is virtually trans-fat free, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

　　花生酱

　　3月29日出版的《新闻周刊》报道说，研究人员正热衷于花生酱的研究。这种奶油状的消遣食品曾经一度被贬为含脂肪的不良食品，而现在却成了能降低得心脏病和糖尿病风险的食品，甚至不使你体重增加。

　　花生酱90%的成分是花生，并含有维生素A和E、叶酸、钙、镁、锌、铁和纤维。尽管花生酱含有脂肪，但所含的是单一性的不饱和脂肪，就是所谓的不会引起血液中胆固醇水平升高的“良性脂肪”。也许和你的想象相反，花生酱还有更大的好处。根据美国农业部的说法，花生酱不含有“转移脂肪”。

　　《新闻周刊》（美）