Bob Myers wrote:

> Tell you what, why don't we just stop eating EVERYTHING?
> THAT will clearly make us healthier, you betcha....

Because it's not EVERYTHING which is dangerous.
Only a small number of foods pose significant risks,
and peanuts are at the top of the list among vegetable
foods. Peanuts today are where tobacco was a hundred
years ago -- few people recognize the danger and
the public is kept ignorant.