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Eating Fabulous

Archive for November 2006

November 14th, 2006

CocoaVia Snack Bars May Lower Cholesterol Levels

I just finished off the last of the Dove Rich Dark Chocolate miniatures we got for trick o’ treat, and man, are they good. I also find the Promise® notes inside the wrappers way too cute, like Western fortune cookies!
So just why am I rambling about chocolates? Well, they’re good for you! The dark ones, […]

By ruth -- 3 comments

November 8th, 2006

Start Healthy Eating Habits Early

I’ve been browsing this week’s Grand Rounds, a collection of medical blogs, and was pleased to see that there were a more then a handful on the Diet and Nutrition category. Disease Proof caught my attention, and shares a quote from Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right:
There is considerable evidence that the lipoprotein abnormalities (high […]

By ruth -- 7 comments

November 8th, 2006

Plum-Flavored Meat Products, Anyone?

I know plum is popularly paired with wild meat, but that’s not what I’m referring to. Because dried plums (prunes to some of us) and plum juice have a high antioxidant property, researchers are looking into incorporating it into meat products such as pre-cooked pork sausages, roast beef and ham as a meat preservative. The […]

By ruth -- 1 comment

November 7th, 2006

Italian Recipes from the Carnival of Family Life

Eating Fabulous participated in this week’s Carnival of Family Life, where I shared my entry on Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving.

In this issue, I found one eating-related entry from MomAdvice: Making Restaurant Food From Home. Reading those recipes for posh dishes is guaranteed to make you drool. Best of all? You can make them at home. […]

By ruth -- 0 comments

November 7th, 2006

Pomegranate Juice May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease

A couple of months ago, I wrote about an study which demonstrated that drinking fruit juices can cut the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 76%. I also made a bet that apple juice would be the best choice as it has also been previously shown to boost memory. Well, I shouldn’t have […]

By ruth -- 4 comments

November 6th, 2006

Probiotic Supplementation May Prevent Eczema

In a previous article, we have discussed what probiotic foods are and how they boost health by helping us keep a healthy gut microflora. According to the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide, probiotic food consumption my help against th e following conditions:

digestive disorders, including diarrhea, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome
urogenital diseases, such as […]

By ruth -- 2 comments

November 3rd, 2006

Resveratrol May Extend Lifespan, Treat Ageing and Obesity-Related Disorders

I have written about resveratrol before, a compound found in the grape skin and seeds which have been demonstrated in mouse trials to protect against strokes.
This time, researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Aging report that resveratrol may help improve the health and possibly increase the lifespan by offsetting […]

By ruth -- 2 comments

November 2nd, 2006

Eating Fabulous Recommends: Terra Sigillata

It’s the first Thursday of the month and it’s again time for the b5media Science & Health Channel’s Theme Day. Today, each blog in the channel will point you to another blog or website that may be of interest to you.
For readers of Eating Fabulous, I’d like to call your attention to one of Science […]

By ruth -- 2 comments

November 1st, 2006

Grape Seed Extract May Inhibit Colorectal Cancer

A recent mice study has demonstrated that grape seed extract can inhibit advanced colorectal tumors by up to 44%. The authors found that it increases availability of a critical protein, Cip1/p21, in tumors that effectively freezes the cell cycle, and often pushes a cancer cell to self destruct.
All these results are still preliminary and the […]

By ruth -- 1 comment