What kind of unique health benefits do nuts like walnuts, almonds and peanuts give people?
What kind of unique health benefits do nuts like walnuts, almonds and peanuts give people?
user
Do you mean “unique” in the sense of being absent in other foods, or in the sense of being “important”?  Because there are tons of other healthy foods with all kinds of other health benefits.
assistant
I mean what health benefits do nuts give people that other food groups don't?
user
Hm, that’s not really an easy question to answer, because health experts consider the impact of various food groups on people to be a whole package.  So it’s not really fair to say “no other food group does X” when that food group is interacting with others that do X.  Eating fruits and vegetables and whole grains might have many things in common, but there are also differences, which may be just as important.  But I suppose if you were to ask for some kind of difference that stands out, you might consider the energy density of nuts.  That is, how much energy they provide for your body, relative to the amount of food you need to eat.  Nutrient density is another way of looking at this, and this is often a positive difference of nuts.  You can compare macronutrient density, which is how much protein, fat, and carbs they contain, or micronutrient density, which is how much of each of a bunch of vitamins and minerals they contain.  However, here we’re mostly talking about the energy density of nuts and their “exotic nutrients”, meaning nutrients we don’t usually find in plants.  Nuts are high in “good” saturated fat
assistant
Are there any particular nuts that have the most health benefits? For example, are walnuts healthier than peanuts?
user