Many people (especially in Africa and Asia) consume groundnuts in many forms. Some eat them raw, steamed or roasted while others crush them and make sauce.

So as to benefit fully from the nutrients, ground nuts should be steamed not roasted or fried. One serving of boiled Ground nuts a day reduces on heart disease and stroke by 50%. This is because the nutrients contain heart-friendly fats that protect the Arteries.

Ground nuts also help to check on dementia (loss of memory), gall stones and macular degeneration. Eating ground nuts also reduces on diabetes and obesity by 25%. Ground nuts contain zero content of cholesterol and less amount of sugars.

Steamed ground nuts are hailed for their anti-oxidants, unsaturated protein and fat content compared to other foods. But over cooking of ground nuts depletes its essential minerals and nutritive elements. Still the fats ang oil in ground nuts is a source of energy, necessary for good health and fitness. And being a leguminous plant, ground nuts have plenty of protein and nitrogen in it too.

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Mangoes are good for your health

In terms of minerals, pottasium is most notable in mangoes but with smaller amounts of magnesium and iron. Regular intake of mangoes is recommended for people with poor blood circulation because the fruit (mangoes) improves the circulatory system.

Mangoes increase urine production because they are rich in potassium and low in sodium, thus controlling high blood pressure.

Diabetic patients can also benefit from mangoes because of the fruit’s positive effect on the arteries, thus controlling cholesterol.

Medical experts and scientists say that mangoes are also high in fibre content which helps in breakdown of foods hence minimizing constipation.

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The pay television players in Uganda have now switched focus on broadcasting local content as one of the ways of beating the competition they get from local television channels like WBS, Bukedde FM and NTV among others.

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Coffee is popular for its great aroma and feared for its high caffeine content. Coffees have some significant medical benefits to human beings.

For example coffee is rich in ant-cancer properties because of its caffeine content. According to research people who drink coffee are 50% not likely to suffer from breast, colon, prostate gland and rectal cancers.

Heavy coffee drinkers may be half as they are likely to get diabetes as light drinkers or non drinkers as it may contain chemicals that lower blood sugars.

Coffee helps to increase on erectile dysfunction because it maintains a steady blood circulation. It also helps to reduce memory loss by keeping the minds alert.

It is rich in minerals like magnesium and chromium which helps the body to utilize the hormone insulin.

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Chicken world over is considered a white meat and therefore healthier than red meat which is high in fats content. Nonetheless chicken is thought to be healthier when its indigenous [local].

Local chickens feed on organic foods and grow naturally. On the other hand, broilers are hardly exposed to sunlight, barely feed on greens and are fed on growth boosters.

Hence broilers contain a lot of fats, which have a lot of cholesterol.  It is advised that if u can’t have local chicken, grill that fatty broiler to reduce de amount of fats. However people with high cholesterol levels should steer clear of broilers.

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However many of the consumers of bananas aren’t aware of its benefits. And because of this, our media team decided to unearth for you the benefits of eating Matooke.

Matooke contains potassium, magnesium, carbohydrates and vitamins that the body needs to function properly. Potassium helps bodies to maintain a desirable amount of water in the body and it keeps stroke, muscle disorders and muscle cramps in neck.

Magnesium plays a vital role in kipping the heart, muscles and bones healthy. Matooke also contains fatty acids that nourish the cells in the lining of the intestines, aiding the absorption of nutrients like calcium that strengthens the bones, teeth and nails. It is also recommended for diabetic patients due to its high energy levels and low calories content. Hover it is not healthy to eat only matooke because you may miss out some vital nutrients.

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Many people across the world have expressed mixed reactions about the content of the video about LRA war and its commander Joseph Kony being played in USA and Europe. Some Ugandans and Africans have welcomed USA’s interests in ending the bloody LRA war.

But others complain that when Joseph Kony was maiming people in the northern Uganda, killing them, forcing them out of their homes for years, kidnapping people, selling young girls and boys as slaves and at one time forcing some village to cook corpses and then forced them to eat them and then summarily killed everyone in South Sudan, the Americans and Europeans were almost mute and could only send in help in form of military trainers to the UPDF.

Now when Joseph Kony is no threat, the Americans have taken an active interest in him but some Ugandans suspect that the Americans might be targeting new oil discoveries in northern Uganda. It is rumoured that there is huge oil deposits in some parts of Northern Uganda.

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