A researcher at Tuft’s University has ranked peanut M&Ms
above beef and pork for nutrition.
The research by Dr. Dariush Moaffarian, a
cardiologist, nutrition researcher and dean at the Tufts University Friedman
School of Nutrition Science, was funded by Bill Gates of Microsoft.
Gates opposes animal farming and invests in plant
protein and cell culture as alternatives.
Moaffarian ranked foods, including candies and junk
foods, on nine nutritional values and assigned scores from zero to 100.
The higher the score, the better they are
nutritionally.
Pork and beef sausage were at the bottom at one.
Cheddar cheese is at 25, peanut M&Ms at 35,
grilled chicken breast at 57 and General Mills Cocoa Puffs at 64.
