Secret Side Effects of Eating Peanut Butter

Here are four things you've probably never even thought about!

Eating too much peanut butter can lead to the onset or irritation of generalised acid reflux disorder, otherwise known as GERD.

It may cause acid reflux

Speaking of fatty foods, some peanut butter brands may be sneaking more oils into your peanut butter than usual.

You could be consuming unhealthy fats

Some of these same commercial brands adding oils to your peanut butter may also be sneaking added sugars into their products.

It could be upping your consumption of sugar

Peanuts grow underground and tend to be colonized by the mold, however, some research has shown that processing peanuts into peanut butter can reduce levels of aflatoxins by as much as 89%.

It may contain a dangerous kind of mold

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