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Last week, the whole family was down with the flu. It wasn’t really that bad, except that it didn’t leave me well enough for anything else other than moping around, either. Annoying and tiring, but lots of fluids and sleep did wonders.
There’s an herbal extract that has recently been demonstrated in a clinical trial to […]
Belly Bytes call these food items the “biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck”. There’s a lot more packed into these superfoods than what you may think. Here are 29 food items and the bonus nutrient they bear:
FRUITS
Apricots - beta-carotene and fiber
Avocados - oleic acid
Raspberries - ellagic acid
Mango - antioxidant Vitamin C
Cantaloupe - Vitamin […]
A big fraction of the posts here at Eating Fabulous identifies foods that are rich in flavonoids, those secondary plant metabolites that confer antioxidant properties, and thus, medicinal value, mostly in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Grapes, red wine, berries, tea… what’s your flavonoid fix of choice?
The US Department of Agriculture has updated its […]
If a fruit of veggie has a medicinal value, do you get the same benefit if you drink juice from it? Or does its healing powers decrease?
According to the abstract of a study published in a December issue of the International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition:
Are the protective benefits of [fruit and vegetables (F&V)] […]
Expectant moms are always advised to take folic acid supplements, sometimes even those who are still in the planning stage of conception. It has been shown that folic acid is vital during early pregnancy to reduce the risk of the infant developing neural tube defects, such as spina bifida.
A recent study conducted in Norway […]
In a study on pre-menopausal women, scientists from the University of Leeds concluded that women who ate 30g of fibre a day had half the risk of developing breast cancer in comparison to those who ate less than 20g.
To eat 30g, a person would need to eat a high-fibre cereal for breakfast, switch from white […]
Enviga is a green tea drink co-developed by Coca Cola and Nestle, which is touted to “help burn calories” and “increase metabolism”. These benefits are supposed to be derived from its green tea extract (called epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG) content.
While it is true that there have been studies suggesting that EGCG may influence metabolism and energy […]
Yep, the old adage is true: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
A recent article on MSNBC touts the pectin and antioxidant flavonoid content of apples, thus helping lower the risk of heart disease and cancer. Nothing new there, but if you want a primer on how antioxidants work, the article is a good […]
Capsaicin, a secondary plant metabolite produced by chili peppers, has a number of documented medical uses. Recently, this compound has also been shown to kill cancer cells by targeting the mitochondria, the power house of the cell.
The compound has been tested in the laboratory on H460 human lung cancer cells, approved by the National Cancer […]
Eating prunes or dried plums not only add fiber to your diet, it’s also rich in phytochemicals and antioxidants, and may thus help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
Aside from this, there are also preliminary data reporting that prunes restored lost bone in animal models of osteoporosis, and improved biomarkers linked to bone formation in postmenopausal […]
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