Having A Positive Blood Group. Does Peanuts Cause Atrial Fibrillation?

Posted on Thu, 10 Oct 2013

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Thu, 10 Oct 2013 Answered on

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Question : do peanuts bring on a- fib if you already have it my blood type is a pos

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
it is not known to cause a fib

Detailed Answer:
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Atrial fibrillation is a cause of rapid irregular beating of the heart.

It can be caused by different conditions including an anaphylactic attack (this is a severe allergic reaction). This is the only situation in which the use of nuts can possibly result in a fib.
There was a medical study looking at over 20 000 persons published in nutrition journal which tried to determine if there was any connection between nut consumption and a fib. No association was found.

The other causes of a fib are: hormonal diseases, genetic factors, increasing age, neurological disease, alcohol or drug use, inflammation, reduced blood supply to the heart.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar