Most of the fat in nuts is unsaturated, which is better for you than the saturated fat in meat or the trans fats in many processed foods. It can help stabilize your blood sugar and insulin, the hormone that regulates it. It’s not just the high protein, fiber, and healthy fats that are good for you. Nut butter also contains plenty of other nutrients like vitamins E and B6, folic acid, niacin, magnesium, zinc, copper, and potassium. Having too much cholesterol can harden your arteries and lead to stroke and heart disease. Almonds, walnuts, and other tree nuts appear to lower it when it gets too high. Your body makes most of your cholesterol, but you get some of it from the food you eat. Magnesium is good for your nerves, muscles, bones, blood sugar, blood pressure, and even your genetic material, or DNA. If you’re like many Americans, you may not be getting enough. Nuts like cashews, almonds, and peanuts, and butters made from them, are high in magnesium. Nut butter is an excellent source of selenium, which keeps your thyroid working, helps your body make genetic material (DNA), and boosts your immune system. It also seems to protect your cells from harmful particles called free radicals. And people who get less selenium may be more likely to get certain types of cancer.

It also seems to protect your cells from harmful particles called free radicals. And people who get less selenium may be more likely to get certain types of cancer. It also seems to protect your cells from harmful particles called free radicals. And people who get less selenium may be more likely to get certain types of cancer.