Arachis hypogaea - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Tree nuts and peanuts as components of a healthy diet.

30 Aug 2008 Nuts have been part of the diet for thousands of years. In 2003, a Qualified Health Claim was approved, stating that eating 1.5 oz (42 g) of nuts per day may reduce the risk of heart disease. Usual intakes fall short of this recommendation. About ... Read more...

Impact of peanuts and tree nuts on body weight and healthy weight loss in adults.

30 Aug 2008 Nuts (ground and tree) are rich sources of multiple nutrients and their consumption is associated with health benefits, including reduced cardiovascular disease risk. This has prompted recommendations to increase their consumption. However, they ... Read more...

The role of tree nuts and peanuts in the prevention of coronary heart disease: multiple potential mechanisms.

30 Aug 2008 Epidemiologic and clinical trial evidence has demonstrated consistent benefits of nut and peanut consumption on coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and associated risk factors. The epidemiologic studies have reported various endpoints, including ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Arachis hypogaea'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nutrition science. The peanut butter debate. Oct 2008
• Nutrition science. Patents: a recipe for problems? Oct 2008
• Case 137: Pneumonia and bronchiectasis secondary to unrecognized peanut impaction. 30 Aug 2008
• Tree nuts and peanuts as components of a healthy diet. 30 Aug 2008
• Impact of peanuts and tree nuts on body weight and healthy weight loss in adults. 30 Aug 2008
• The role of tree nuts and peanuts in the prevention of coronary heart disease: multiple potential mechanisms. 30 Aug 2008
• Possible benefit of nuts in type 2 diabetes. 30 Aug 2008
• Tree nut and peanut consumption in relation to chronic and metabolic diseases including allergy. 30 Aug 2008
• Priority areas for research on the intake, composition, and health effects of tree nuts and peanuts. 30 Aug 2008
• Functional components in peanuts. 30 Aug 2008
• Proteomic screening points to the potential importance of Ara h 3 basic subunit in allergenicity of peanut. 30 Aug 2008
• Legume anchor markers link syntenic regions between Phaseolus vulgaris, Lotus japonicus, Medicago truncatula and Arachis. 7 Aug 2008
• Characterization of volatile compounds contributing to naturally occurring fruity fermented flavor in peanuts. 6 Aug 2008
• Formation of lipid oxidation and isomerization products during processing of nuts and sesame seeds. 3 Aug 2008
• Phytoestrogen content of beverages, nuts, seeds, and oils. 30 Jul 2008
• Food-induced anaphylaxis: who, what, why, and where? 30 Jul 2008
• Peanuts in pregnancy: what is a mother to do? 13 Jul 2008
• Development and use of single nucleotide polymorphism markers for candidate resistance genes in wild peanuts (Arachis spp). 13 Jul 2008
• Characterization and population analysis of the mating-type genes in Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Jul 2008
• Recurrent peanut allergy may not be prevented by continued peanut ingestion. 30 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Arachis hypogaea'

Definition: A plant species of the family FABACEAE that yields edible seeds, the familiar peanuts, which contain protein, oil and lectins.

Descriptor UI: D010367

Alternative terms: Arachis hypogaea; Groundnuts; Peanuts; Arachis;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology; economics; history; standards; supply & distribution;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.401.077; J02.500.850.500.077;

History Note: 2002(1963)

Technical Notes: as plant & food; /adv eff: consider also PEANUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29