Your blood pressure may improve if you eat peanut butter every day.

 

Peanut butter has likely been a staple food for you since childhood, back when your parents would make you a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and tuck it lovingly into your school lunchbox. With peanut butter's creamy texture and rich, hearty flavor, it's no wonder why many kids enjoy eating it — and why so many of us continue to love it well into adulthood.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 108 million American adults have high blood pressure — that's roughly one out of every two people. Even more alarming is that the majority of folks with hypertension don't have it under control. If left untreated, high blood pressure can be deadly, so it's important to be aware of your numbers and where they stack up.